Olympic Swimming Spat and Soured Deals Chill China-Australia Ties
- Australia’s stance on South China Sea has caused tensions
- China is Australia’s biggest trading partner, key market
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It’s been a bad week for China-Australia ties.
Normally able to navigate tensions caused by criticism of China for its territorial assertiveness in the South China Sea, a spat involving Olympic swimmers and a scuppered bid for Australia’s electricity grid have cast a more palpable chill over the relationship.