Spin Busting - The China/WHO story is spin

Today we look at Australia’s latest attempts to formalise the East West divide through a PR campaign on China. 

In January, a team of WHO investigators is heading to China to investigate Covid-19. The person of this story told by Australia’s state sponsored media ABC is low on named sources or facts but gives unnamed sources to spout of threats to China. 

This podcast looks at the history of the Free Trade Agreement with China and wonders if we didn’t start the fight in the first place with the 2017 Foreign Interference Bill. 

With China accounting for 40% of our exports, maybe it’s time for the Australian government to stop spinning the story and admit that we need this relationship more than China needs us. 

Quoted today: 

ABC, WHO-led team will head to China in January to probe coronavirus pandemic origins, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-17/who-led-team-expected-in-china-to-probe-covid-19-origins/12992406, 

Reuters, Australia welcomes growing support for COVID-19 inquiry at WHO meeting, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-australia-idUSKBN22U0OP, 

ABC, Marise Payne calls for global inquiry into China's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-19/payne-calls-for-inquiry-china-handling-of-coronavirus-covid-19/12162968, 

BBC, Australia launches WTO appeal against China's barley tariff, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-55328102, 

BBC, How Australia-China relations have hit 'lowest ebb in decades’, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-54458638,

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