Australia canary in coalmine for China

By Dominic Giannini
Updated January 21 2022 - 5:41pm, first published 5:38pm
The British and Australian ministers discussed how the nations can counter authoritarian states.
The British and Australian ministers discussed how the nations can counter authoritarian states.

Australia has acted as a canary in a coalmine for European countries unaware of the impact of China's full economic might, with the UK foreign secretary calling the economic coercion a "wake up call".

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