This nation’s slow-mending relations with China took a turn last week, when foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jianused a regular press briefing to lash Australia’s “systemic racism” and “hate crimes”.
The drive-by was off the back of Australian diplomat James Larsen calling for international observers to be allowed into Xinjiang to see how its authorities were arbitrarily locking up and detaining the Uyghur minority population.
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Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com
