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Australia's uneasy balancing act with China just gets harder

Plenty of former prime ministers are giving Scott Morrison advice on China but the difficulties of managing the relationship are only becoming more obvious.

Jennifer HewettColumnist

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There’s no shortage of ex-prime ministers roaming and ready to give Scott Morrison some free advice on the Australia-China relationship – among other things, of course.

Malcolm Turnbull, Tony Abbott, Kevin Rudd and Paul Keating have recently suggested a range of targets – including one another’s handling of various issues when in power – to blame for the current state of deterioration.

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Jennifer Hewett is the national affairs columnist. She writes a daily column on politics, business and the economy. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter. Email Jennifer at jennifer.hewett@afr.com

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