Coalition ‘got the balance right’ on ‘advancing Australia’s interests’ with China

Shadow Government Services Minister Paul Fletcher says the former Coalition government “got the balance right” in “advancing Australia’s national interests” with the Chinese government. Former prime minister Paul Keating has met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a closed-door meeting at the Chinese consulate in Sydney. “The relationship with China is very important. “We want to have a mutually respectful relationship with China, but at the same time, there are differences in values between Australia, as a democracy, and China. “I think what’s becoming clear with every passing day is the Coalition government got the balance right, and it is important to be advancing Australia’s national interest in engagement with the Chinese government.”