Ex-Aust PM Morrison to testify before US House on China
Former US ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will also testify on Wednesday before the House Select Committee on China.
Relations with China, already rocky after Australia banned Huawei from its 5G broadband network in 2018, cooled further after Canberra called for an independent investigation into the origins of COVID-19.
China responded by imposing tariffs on Australian commodities, including wine and barley and limited imports of Australian beef, coal and grapes, moves described by the United States as "economic coercion."
Morrison was defeated in a bid for re-election in 2022.
Reuters reported this week Canberra is close to an agreement with Beijing that would allow Australian suppliers to ship five trial canola cargoes to China, sources familiar with the matter said, a move towards ending a years-long freeze in the trade. China imposed 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian canola meal and oil this year amid strained diplomatic ties.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited China this week, underscoring a warming of ties Emanuel, who told a Chicago news outlet in June he is considering a run for president in 2028.
Emanuel as been a harsh critic of China, saying in 2024 Beijing constantly uses coercion and pressures other countries, including Japan and the Philippines.
"Economic coercion by China is their most persistent and pernicious tool in their toolbox," Emanuel said in a separate speech in 2023.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately comment.
Former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison will testify at a US House panel hearing about countering China's "economic coercion against democracies," the committee says.
Former US ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will also testify on Wednesday before the House Select Committee on China.
Relations with China, already rocky after Australia banned Huawei from its 5G broadband network in 2018, cooled further after Canberra called for an independent investigation into the origins of COVID-19.
China responded by imposing tariffs on Australian commodities, including wine and barley and limited imports of Australian beef, coal and grapes, moves described by the United States as "economic coercion."
Morrison was defeated in a bid for re-election in 2022.
Reuters reported this week Canberra is close to an agreement with Beijing that would allow Australian suppliers to ship five trial canola cargoes to China, sources familiar with the matter said, a move towards ending a years-long freeze in the trade. China imposed 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian canola meal and oil this year amid strained diplomatic ties.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited China this week, underscoring a warming of ties Emanuel, who told a Chicago news outlet in June he is considering a run for president in 2028.
Emanuel as been a harsh critic of China, saying in 2024 Beijing constantly uses coercion and pressures other countries, including Japan and the Philippines.
"Economic coercion by China is their most persistent and pernicious tool in their toolbox," Emanuel said in a separate speech in 2023.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately comment.
Former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison will testify at a US House panel hearing about countering China's "economic coercion against democracies," the committee says.
Former US ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will also testify on Wednesday before the House Select Committee on China.
Relations with China, already rocky after Australia banned Huawei from its 5G broadband network in 2018, cooled further after Canberra called for an independent investigation into the origins of COVID-19.
China responded by imposing tariffs on Australian commodities, including wine and barley and limited imports of Australian beef, coal and grapes, moves described by the United States as "economic coercion."
Morrison was defeated in a bid for re-election in 2022.
Reuters reported this week Canberra is close to an agreement with Beijing that would allow Australian suppliers to ship five trial canola cargoes to China, sources familiar with the matter said, a move towards ending a years-long freeze in the trade. China imposed 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian canola meal and oil this year amid strained diplomatic ties.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited China this week, underscoring a warming of ties Emanuel, who told a Chicago news outlet in June he is considering a run for president in 2028.
Emanuel as been a harsh critic of China, saying in 2024 Beijing constantly uses coercion and pressures other countries, including Japan and the Philippines.
"Economic coercion by China is their most persistent and pernicious tool in their toolbox," Emanuel said in a separate speech in 2023.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately comment.
Former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison will testify at a US House panel hearing about countering China's "economic coercion against democracies," the committee says.
Former US ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will also testify on Wednesday before the House Select Committee on China.
Relations with China, already rocky after Australia banned Huawei from its 5G broadband network in 2018, cooled further after Canberra called for an independent investigation into the origins of COVID-19.
China responded by imposing tariffs on Australian commodities, including wine and barley and limited imports of Australian beef, coal and grapes, moves described by the United States as "economic coercion."
Morrison was defeated in a bid for re-election in 2022.
Reuters reported this week Canberra is close to an agreement with Beijing that would allow Australian suppliers to ship five trial canola cargoes to China, sources familiar with the matter said, a move towards ending a years-long freeze in the trade. China imposed 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian canola meal and oil this year amid strained diplomatic ties.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited China this week, underscoring a warming of ties Emanuel, who told a Chicago news outlet in June he is considering a run for president in 2028.
Emanuel as been a harsh critic of China, saying in 2024 Beijing constantly uses coercion and pressures other countries, including Japan and the Philippines.
"Economic coercion by China is their most persistent and pernicious tool in their toolbox," Emanuel said in a separate speech in 2023.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately comment.
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