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Are Sino/Australian relations damaged beyond repair?

26/09/2020 GMT

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Are Sino/Australian relations permanently damaged? Trump reported Supreme Court pick

Why some politicians in Australia think that their country's economic relationship with China has been damaged irreparably.

Also,President Trump is reported to have picked  a federal judge known for her conservative religious views - as his nominee for the vacant seat on the US Supreme Court.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Lisa Millar, a journalist and broadcaster for the ABC network in Australia. She co-presents the 'News Breakfast' programme on ABC television, and Afzal Ashraf, an expert on defence, security, and international relations at the University of Nottingham here in the UK.

(Picture:  The Australian flag flutters in front of the Great Hall of the People in China. Credit: Reuters)

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