China and Australia: The standoff

Published: Oct. 1, 2020, 3 a.m.

The last two reporters working in China for Australian media have flown home after a drawn out diplomatic standoff. Their exit means for the first time since the mid-1970s, there are no accredited Australian journalists in the country. Why have relations between Australia and China deteriorated?


Guests: 

Bernard Lagan, The Times Australia correspondent. 

Mike Smith, China correspondent for the Australian Financial Review. 


Host: Manveen Rana. 


Clips used: Channel, BBC, ABC News.



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