China’s top economic planner said on Thursday that it had “indefinitely suspended” its high-level economic dialogue with Australia, amid escalating tensions between the two nations.
A short statement by the National Development and Reform Commission said all activities under the framework of the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue had been “indefinitely suspended”.
“Recently, some Australian Commonwealth Government officials launched a series of measures to disrupt the normal exchanges and cooperation between China and Australia out of cold war mindset and ideological discrimination,” the statement said.
The decision is based “on the current attitude of the Australian Commonwealth Government toward China-Australia cooperation”.
The announcement was made following Australia’s move to revoke Victoria state’s participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, after deeming its agreements with Beijing to be at odds with Canberra’s foreign policy.
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