Australia Weighs the Cost of Resisting China's Meddling
- Foreign interference bill may come to vote in coming weeks
- China says allegations are ‘meant to stir up trouble’
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When Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Australia in March 2017, he had a clear message for policy makers: There’s no need to pick sides between Washington and Beijing.
More than a year later, that’s becoming ever harder for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. A slew of recent media reports showed that China’s Communist Party was covertly meddling with media, universities and lawmakers, prompting a public outcry.