China gives detailed explanation on bruised ties with Australia

In this image from video, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian speaks at a briefing in Beijing on, Nov. 17, 2020. - AP

BEIJING (Bloomberg): China gave one of its most detailed explanations yet for souring ties with Australia, calling on the nation to stop trying to impose its will on others.

"Looking back on China-Australia relations in the past few years, we see some people in Australia adhere to a Cold War mentality and harbour ideological prejudice, regard China's development as a threat, and have then made a series of wrong moves related to China," Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters at a daily briefing in Beijing on Tuesday (Nov 17).