‘Kowtow to China once’ then it knows it’s ‘got you’
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Former Labor minister Stephen Conroy says communist China has been "looking for an excuse" to pay Australia back ever since it banned the Chinese state-owned Huawei from the 5G rollout.
Back in August 2018, Australia banned Huawei - the Chinese state-owned telecommunications company - from being involved in the country's roll out of 5G technology.
China has now threatened to place a close to 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley exports, under the guise of an 'anti-dumping probe,' giving the Australian government less than two weeks to resolve the issue.
Mr Conroy said this move is clearly in retaliation to the Huawei decision and Australia's call for an independent inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, adding that the Australian government cannot "allow an authoritarian dictatorship to coverup its role" in the outbreak of the virus.
He told Sky News host Peta Credlin the government has to "maintain its nerve" as it cannot be seen to be "kowtowing" to the communist Chinese government.
"If you kowtow to China once, they know that they've got you and they'll do it again".
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