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John Lee provides a useful account of China’s petulance towards Australia, particularly in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative urged by Jean Dong on Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and state Treasurer Tim Pallas (“China: petulant bully that can’t quite work us out”, 27/5). That account is complemented by the report concerning the urging of Dong (“China promoter trumpets Xi as ‘global saviour’ ”, 27/5).