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China ups the trade ante over push for virus probe

As Beijing makes its displeasure known over calls to investigate the origin of the coronavirus, Australia's response has been to show how irrational it is to link the inquiry push to trade relations.

Andrew Tillett
Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondent

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is a busy man. But that did not stop him from appearing at Belgrade's airport on March 21 to greet a group of Chinese doctors bringing medical supplies to help treat the coronavirus outbreak.

Lesson in gratitude: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic greeted Chinese doctors who arrived in Serbia by  kissing the Chinese flag for the country's timely support against COVID-19.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic greeted Chinese doctors who arrived in Serbia and kissed the Chinese flag.  

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Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com

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