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Prime Minister Scott Morrison warns China he won’t ‘sell out’ Australia
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has delivered a stark warning to Beijing, vowing he will never “sell out” Australia and our way of life.
Samantha Maiden
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November 15, 2021 - 3:46PM
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Scott Morrison has warned China he will not “sell out” Australia or curb free speech after the emerging superpower lodged a formal complaint against a Liberal senator.
The war of words erupted after Liberal Senator James Paterson gave a speech to the European Parliament accusing China of foreign interference.
“His speech misled the European parliamentarians and the public, which once again reflects his bias and hostility against China,” the Chinese embassy said.
“We firmly oppose any speech and action from the parliamentarians to impede the normal exchanges between the people of our two countries and disrupt the relationship between China and Europe.”
But in response, the Prime Minister suggested that he didn’t plan to censure Senator Paterson.
“Well, I’m not going to sell out Australia’s free speech,’’ the Prime Minister said.
“It’s never going to happen. Australia is a free country where you can speak your mind, and under our government you can be very sure that will be retained and always stood up for in whatever forum is necessary.”
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