Australia PM Gambles on Anti-China Strategy to Lift Poll Numbers
Scott Morrison’s government is trying to paint the opposition as weak on Beijing ahead of elections due by May 21.
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is betting on a risky election strategy in his bid for another surprise come-from-behind election win: Turning China relations into a major campaign issue.
The 53-year-old leader has recently painted the opposition Labor Party as pro-China, calling his main rival Anthony Albanese weak on national security and labeling another lawmaker a “Manchurian candidate” -- a comment he later withdrew. Labor has dismissed Morrison’s attacks as a desperate attempt to ensure his political survival.