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How Australia’s media and politicians can stop fuelling anti-China sentiment

On Tuesday last week, Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne rejected as “disinformation” a warning by the Chinese government that tourists and students should reconsider coming to the country “because of the risk of racism”.In a major foreign policy speech at the Australian National University in Canberra, Payne pointed out that Prime Minister Scott Morrison has “repeatedly called out racist behaviour” and Australia has laws to combat racial abuse.But the reality for many Chinese who live…

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