Beijing warns Canberra for hostile policy

Scott Morrison, a former Australian national treasurer who took office as prime minister in 2018, has shifted from being a witness to China-Australia cooperation to a leader whose Cabinet has seen a record low in the two nations' ties.

In response to Canberra's hostile policy toward the country that is its largest trade partner, Beijing issued a strong proclamation on Thursday.

China's top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission, issued a rare statement in Chinese and English on Thursday, announcing the suspension of the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, a key intergovernmental dialogue between the two major Pacific economies.