Beijing too toxic even for Groveller-in-chief

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The Groveller-in-chief has been advised to get off his face:

“Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is considering delaying a highly anticipated trip to Beijing until next year as the government prepares the crucial appointment of a new ambassador to China”.

“Turning down an invitation to meet Chinese Premier Xi Jinping in Beijing this year would be regarded as a snub by Australia’s largest trading partner, but there is growing concern among officials in Canberra that the conditions may not be right for such a visit in coming months”.

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About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.