This calculation is not a simple one that pits values against interests. While there is a moral urgency to questions about Hong Kong, the city's fate is not just an abstract question of principle for policy makers in Canberra.
As the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade puts it: "Australian businesses are drawn to Hong Kong because of the transparency and efficiency of its regulatory environment, the integrity of Hong Kong's financial markets and the rule of law."
I Think many Australians may be pretty fed up with China's bully-boy tactics. That's not a 'partnership'. Trade or otherwise. How could we possibly expect more from a Communist government. They have taken us for mugs. Time to show them that we are not their slaves.
Fuck China!
Typical ABC news headline.
Hey China, thanks for all the death
Looks like people are waking up to your CCP propaganda ABC!
🇨🇳Losing patience. So what big deal....🥱
FIFY: “Australia is losing its patience with China, and may have to explore other export market options.”
Good. Communist scum.
Aus has too many eggs in one China basket. We MUST diversify our trade. There are markets in Sth America we should be exploring.
Maybe our prices might come down, instead of propping up overseas exports.
China has committed a hostile act against the West. They allowed the China virus to escape its germ warfare lab in Wuhan. We are at war with China. We MUST plan for that.I'm tired of China's arrogance. How dare they lecture us?
Our ABC, choosing its words (our words) very carefully. We are all painfully familiar with the ABC’s penchant for nonsense and untruthful posturing, but this is more than an irritation. This should concern us all, greatly. Is our ABC openly pandering to communist ideology, again?
I think that Australians should be losing their patience with China. China is the aggressor and name calls. This endless criticism of the government on this is uncalled for.
David_Speers Yep lets all watch Sky News/State News and bow to Murdoch and if we're really good maybe Murdoch will give us our own version of Trump politics.
We avg citizens stand up for our democratic rights. The same rights Aus businesses, unis and vic govt tarnishes by bowing to their communist overlords, as if money is the only thing that matters. Our own people have sacrificed their lives for our way of life
'China is losing its patience with Australia' I'd characterize that as rather like suggesting the victim of domestic violence is asking for it by declining to obey the commands of their abuser.
Who cares Fork China
Piss off then China. Australian people don’t won’t you here. Go home to China. China ChinaLiedAndPeopleDied MakeChinaPay CCPVirus
stop moaning all the time....we either trade with them or find some more alternative trading partners
CCPChina and CCPVirus has already changed our be loved way of life in AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺. Don’t make the same mistake again because their false promises. Look at their trade with US. Lessons to be learned! Our nation will become strong. We are hard working people! NO CCP CHINA 🇨🇳
Mel Gibson saw the future in 1987 Ray Martin interview:
Taxpayers are losing patience with ABC, and that could require ScottMorrisonMP to put it behind a paywall!
ABC please just shut up. I am so sick of your crazy
Seems China Can't find any other country that will trust it. So it has gone out and got its self a new flag. To cover up the ChineseCoronaVirus Different flag same bullshit country
Cute the way the ABC feigns 2 care about “markets & stuff”...It’s editorial team is blissfully disengaged from the experience of the vast majority of its audience.They are basically white,inner city,smug middle class plebs.The irony of the ABC brand representing diversity...🤷🏻♂️
Quick better sell the last pieces of Australia to them! Abc the Ccp mouth piece..
ABC journalists should maybe dig out the archives and see whether their predecessors were telling us not to stand up to the Nazis
Who wants to test China's patience? Fekoff!
Fk China.
High time to restart primary production in Australia! Good for employment figures, good for investment both Gov & private. We need to look at how we can replace Chinese products. Our cars, computers, batteries, steel, oil and gas should all be used here to make finished products
Well Australians are losing patents with China’s bully boy tactics.
And we are gaining Patients because of China!!!🚑
Yawn
So China won’t buy our iron, they will have to get it from Brazil. And whoever previously got iron from Brazil will buy it from Australia.
Morrison needs to go to Beijing and bend the knee.
It is quite upsetting to c many progressive supporters believe that we should stand against Trump America as firmly as possible but shut up and take the money when it comes to China.
Always taking the communist side.
Unusual for yourabc to take the side of any other country except Australia...
Why do you seem to be getting off reporting it?
I'm happy for my standard of living to drop so Australia can stay independent from China! We are nobody's slave.
Losing patience with ABC
CBC is already taken theirABC
FU ABC
Fxxx them!
The ABC is a friend of the CCP It is almost on a par with chinas own propaganda organs
This is how China treats everybody that does not bend the knee.
The sun rises in the morning and goes down at night,
As the ABC’s favourite country and political/social model I propose they send a delegation of their lazy overpaid un Australian staff to sort this out then stay there
Why isn’t this story on ABC news tonight ?
And we are losing patience with China. They inflicted this covid19 onto the world and they need to pay for what they did to our economy and people.
Australia has lost all respect for China and the ABC. What's the answer? Move the ABC to China?
All the dumb arses having a crack at China .we lose the barley contract and USA picks it up who’s being played ?
Hey Chinese sympathisers ABC Fake News guess what we don’t give a rats arsehole.
I don’t blame them
BREAKING Why is Australia’s ABC not reporting on developments in HK? auspol
The CCP has been SO patient eh?
the world has lost its patience with China and it's bullying tactics. China may use it's might to bring the world to cower, but eventually karma will get them
I HOPE Australia does not roll over for China's Bleating Bully tactics!
How many of you are typing about how much you hate China on your Chinese made device, while wearing Chinese clothes and waving an Aussie flag made in China?
Your trembling in your shoes are you. Sit down and have a nice hot cuppa.Everything will be ok. They need us as much as we need them.
Australia is losing its mind. First affected will be first to recover, our major trading partner. If Conservatives are so worried about the economic damage and that's the path but they're to thick to deal with it later post pandemic.
Oh yes, how dare Australia defy China. We must be sent to the naughty corner by our parent China😒🙄
I am putting it out here. Australia has the capability to make Steel and export to the world...Whyalla...
Not interested in 'analysis' supplied by the communist party
ABC news = lickspittle for China
' ANALYSIS: Australia has had an absolute gutful of the ccp肉 communist dictatorship totalitarian government threatening economic terrorism when we refuse to bow down deep enough. BoycottChina coronavirus China_Is_A_Terrorist . ABCaustralia the mouth piece for comrades
They need us to buy the cheap crap they produce more than we need them to buy our exports. Tell em they're dreaming.
They can just f right off we don't need them we will survive
Lets settle this by having our two best warriors fight to the d3ath!
STOP VICTORIA LETTING CHINA BUILD THE TRADE ROAD. STOP CHINA FULLSTOP.
Not the only one, Australia will lose it's Five Eyes Role with America as a result of DanielAndrewsMP Belt Road secrecy with China
Let’s find other markets and nationalise the port of Darwin.
Yawn
Australia is not a vassal state of the Chinese Communist Party's totalitarian empire. If Australia pursues its core values and national interest, the 'patience' of the CCP is incidental. The ABC should be the national broadcaster, not the local CCP apologist & propagandist.
The CCP can get stuffed. They are much more vulnerable than they admit. They only buy from us bc we are the cheapest.
Morals and ethics before profit please.
You're a national disgrace and can't disappear fast enough.
Farming communities voted LNP , they are only getting what was obvious before the election. No sympathy.
JaneCaro China is as much a whiny cry baby as Trump . No professionalism just childish dummy spits. Gum on shoe America’s dog Cry up wine and sell vinegar I expected a bit more smarts from China’s spokespeople but instead we got petulant insults. Auspol
Crazy games.
Are you mob for real, 🤦♂️🤦♂️
we should join one road one belt
Hmm ANALYSIS: China is losing its patience with Australia, and that could spell bad news for the export market PS. Hey! What gives? Are you still for Australia's national interests? Are you for us or against us? 🤔
You can never give in to threats, especially from those demanding to make money out of us. I think Australians would rather lose money than be stood over. China are not our friends.
Defund the ABC they’ve become apologists for the CCP
Another lowbrow headline abc!To suggest Australia may be wrong in your use of words 'china losing patients ' is coercive.Australia needs to stop being portrayed as lap dogs to china and also the USA. Media can support a better narrative for our country and citizens if they choose
ABC stop being a tool of bullying machine . China buying Aussie produces is for reasons (qualities + shorter distances), they can't get same produces from Africa nor South America . They need us as well we need them. Bullying is not acceptable here
Ok doomer
China is not my Overlord.
It’s about political and social will. How will people react when consumer goods cost significantly more? Will workers give up some form of compensation for the greater good? To what extent will pols help? Everything is doable but it’s never free.
Australian Government need to hard line China anyway. Anyone remember the mess Chinese developers made of the part of Fijian Reef the 2 Australian blokes owned that refused to let the blokes on their land. Chinese think they can do as they please. Put foot down now.
Australia is losing its patience with the ABC
This is what happens when u rely on just one country economically
Ffs, Chang from ABC to ABCCP
🖕China
China is both patient and a careful student of Australian politics. Conflict was inevitable at some point with their regional imperialism. We had a good run, we’ll still trade but it won’t be as in important as b4. RIP coal exports - dying anyway - time to look forward.
FUCKCHINA
Really ? Australians are loosing patience with China and with Australian politicians who have let Australian globalised businesses drag us into this position solely for their own benefit, eg., the 'export' of Australian manufacturing jobs to China.
I'm losing patience with this useless and harmful LNP Federal Government
FuckChina
China loses patience with anyone who doesn't roll over. Guess the 'gum' under their disdainful shoe ain't so easy to remove, huh? 😉
With their increasing power, they are trying to bully Australia in the same way they have always bullied our smaller Pacific neighbours. This will only grow worse unless the democratic world stands up to them. Their influence in news and social media makes such a stand unlikely.
Alternative Headline: ABC continue to sell out to CCP and Australians are fed up
Good news!
It will spell bad news for our exporters because we’ve allowed ourselves to become over-dependant on China. Time to support Australian businesses while exporters find new markets in countries that don’t threaten us. Time to stop kowtowing and stand up to the CCP bully.
Here's the reality...we export mainly needs to China... we import mainly plastic products manufactured by western companies. If we put a 80 percent tariff on foreign plastics not from a recycled source those companies would be more inclined to set up in Aus to supply aus market
Because stamping their feet is getting them no where.
Stop it ABC. How about reporting how Australia will continue to do trade with other countries who will need what China can't produce without our resources? Report on the strength of our country and stop looking for a drama to drag us down.
Hmmmm, I'm sure this will be a balanced view
Maybe you should think about who pays your bills?
TheirABC happy to peddles China’s propaganda
Did the CCP write this story for you?
Losing its patience with Australia? You make it sound as if China is the adult in this relationship. That is quite obviously not the case. China behaves like a petulant child while Australia and the world look on in dismay at just another China tantrum.
ChinaLiedPeopleDied ChinaIsAsshoe TheirABC not content with being the propaganda arm of the ALP, is now also doing the CCP's bidding. Defund the traitors at the ABC.
China can't stand the heat.
Are you familiar with terms such as 'dirty money' and 'blood money'?
Australia has already lost it's patience with China! Why do the ABC and it's leftist buddies act like such sniveling cowards when it comes to China? Time to start checking the finances of some of these people.
With their increading power, they are trying to bully Australia in the same way they have always bullied our smaller pacific neighbours. This will only grow worse unless the democratic world stands up to them. Their influence in news and social media makes such a stand unlikely.
And China can go and shove it....
Cue High Court application by Commonwealth 2 end Victorian/PRC deal and/or fresh legislation if required. Commonwealth = Constitutional powers for this including s51(1) trade (vi) defence (xx) foreign corporations and (xxix) external affairs. Get it done ScottMorrisonMP
How about running a story that we Aussies are losing patience with China and the CCP? Because we are.
I think it is more Australia and the rest of the world is losing their patience with China and that could spell bad news for the endeavours to be taken seriously on the world stage.
I think they've forgotten what tha A stands for
What someone standing up to China? Nah not possible
China signed a $200 billion dollar commitment, earlier this year, to buy goods and services ( largely agricultural) from the US. They need a way out of buying Australian goods to meet that commitment. This is their way out. This is nothing but a ploy and a tool for submission.
Stuff China
theirABC has lost all relevance.
If so, good, let's look after ourselves at home and explore new export markets eggsinonebasket And stop big noting yourselves, this is just YOUR opinion, not an analysis, that would be too hard for your current calibre of journos, they're just mouthpieces
Reminder. It is the Duty of Every Australian, to Obey the Constitution. Never forget that. The Constitution is not a travel Brochure, it is the Supreme Law of the land. Are you siding with a foreign entity?
Instead of supporting ties with Communists 👇 Is Australia Sovereign anymore or is it an arm of Communism?
Stop running interference for the CCP.
Is the ABC are on China's side or Australias ?
That's OK, we should make back the money by seizing and selling Chinese assets in Australia. Businesses, property, ALP politicians, the ABC....
China is becoming Nigel No Friends at an alarming rate. Only the despots are siding with the CCP.
The world is also losing patience with China. That could spell bad news for them.
Please stick to gardening shows, local music, and kiddy content. We fund you and that’s what you’re overpaid to produce. Enough with the socialist commentary. ItaButtrose, pull your head in.
Well tough ... I’m fast losing patience with bully boy China!!
Rubbish - there is the rest of the world. We should not be trading with a Communist Country😡
ANALYSIS: Australia is loosing patience with who apparently feel their allegiances lay with the CCP CCPsABC
ur sounding like it's our fault, fake news CoronaVirus ObamaGate
Not at all helpful. Do you have ideas or are just getting on the bandwagon.
David_Speers Might be why our wanker PM is now under the doona, he gobbed off, we pay, yea thats how morriscum operates.
Really? A democracy tests the patience of a dictatorship? That might be an indication that we are heading in the right direction. I hope they lose all patience with us and we lose all dependence upon them.
Look at how many industries China has interest in Australia they be hurting themselves auspol
Keep pushing the Chinese message you traitorous bastards in the ABC. ItaButtrose PaulFletcherMP ScottMorrisonMP CraigKellyMP rowandean theboltreport
How about reporting on ideas and companies that are moving forward without china, instead of scare mongering your audience into submission
Let’s be objective JUST ONCE! The entire world is losing patience with China!
Blame no one BUT Morrison. Here is what he done to China. 1. Huawei ban 2. Critise South China sea, Sail with US fleet in south china sea 4. Foreign invest law against China 5. Media always comdamn China without evidence. Digital attack, spy, invest, HK. during election.
'China is losing its patience with Australia.' What about: 'Australia is losing its patience with China? Why is the ABC always advocating 'the other side' but never takes the Australian side? One could rightly ask; what does 'A' in the ABC stand for?
All of China’s trading partners will be watching this move very closely I would imagine.
Why is the a ccp mouthpiece now? Captured ItaButtrose ScottMorrisonMP credlin bolt auspol pmlive kenny insiders
Let them throw their tanty I can’t believe they muscle and we cow tail to them. Let’s find others to sell to. China can go elsewhere
Its time to take back our country. Too dependent on them spell disaster.
David_Speers Who's at fault? Who hid the origin of COVID-19 for months? Who misled the world on the virus virility? Who influenced the easily corrupted WHO to support their case? The world must lose its patience with China, rebuilding manufacturing, to end China's dominance.
Who got patience with US lapdogs.
never change ABC
Analysis? No. Opinion? Definitely. ‘Our ABC’ acts more like their (China) Global Times.
Australia is nobody, like pretending somebody
when will the you flogs at actually support OUR Australian Gov, STOP giving CCP CHINA GOV credit for being effing BULLIES !!!
'...and that could spell bad news for the export market'. Utter rot! Get out and find more export markets, the world is waiting!
David_Speers Like they 'lost patience' with the T square protesters and the idea of human rights in general?
USA ...what do get as a nation from them ? And what are our benefits with China ? It’s a weighing game but I believe China gives and provides a lot more to Aussie economy than USA be smart ScottMorrison I don’t believe China should have our ports n land this needs to be revoked
Didn't we used to make the best steal in Australia here? We can again. & shouldn't the price of beef now reduce seeings there's so much of it available to the market?
We also lose patience on countries who bully us this way.
David_Speers
Australia don't want China
Now that China has shown it's true colors Australia must stop them buy up land and assets in this country
I wonder if the ever 1. Looks at the public’s response to its posts and 2. Takes action/makes change to its reporting (or whatever you feck call this... Oh, and delete item 2. as we “no” the answer!)
Always trust the ABC to back communist China!
China's belligerence and petulance is nothing knew when it doesn't get it's way.
I think Australia has lost patience with the ...
Truly!really can you truthfully blame them! Big mouthed PM doing dirty work gladly for MATE TRUMP! Who has stabbed him in back taken OVER our EXPORT grain deals? played Pm like fiddle hate Trump but face it he is wheeler dealer! Outplayed PM? He should shut his loud mouth?
Has anybody working at the ABC have opposable thumbs Your story seems to lack consideration for the Aussie psyche and promote Chinese propaganda. We don’t need any weak links abc! Get onside!!!
So how is senbmckenzie going to blame DanielAndrewsMP for this? :)
Who cares, keep up the pressure, stand up for Taiwan & Hong Kong, it's about time we stood up to these arrogant communists, we can find other export markets, we have an excellent reputation world wide, we became to dependent on China trading, big mistake.
Or good news, depending on perspective. An opportunity to open new markets built on mutual equal benefits and on respect without bullying or having threats held over your head is never a bad thing. China started this idiocy. It may end up being the one who loses overall.
Oh poor China 🙄
What's an overreaction? Chinas response to ppl wanting answers to how covid19 started.
Don’t hold your breath. China needs our products. They may put tariffs on and block shipments, but it’s only done to wave a flag. Ultimately demand drives reopening of trade
China Strategy ...distract you whilst moving on Hong Kong
I am losing patience over China’s Governments hissy fits .
Big business sells their soul to trade with China and it's time that stopped for all Australians.
Take back all the Australian assets they own
Why does ABC take side with the minority. Most Australians and the world are done with China. People are asking `where was it made' more than ever.
We need to cut all relations with china. We wouldn't support trade with Nazi Germany, so we definitely shouldn't support trade with china. Our sovereignty is more important than a few trade dollars that can largely be made up trading with other less evil nations.
colonelhogans Wish our PM would stand up to them!
The Australian people are losing their patience with the Chinese government; no more Chinese imperialism in Australia. We've had enough of them buying up our land, dictating what we should do and tampering with our economy (Chinese government, NOT Chinese people)
Beijing, the enemy of the world.
Maybe Australia should lose patience with China. We have a lot of things they want. Maybe no more Chinese takeovers of our companies. Break the Darwin port lease agreement, no more allowing Chinese to buy apartments? We desperately need to shake our reliance on China.
'How dare you not have capitulated already!?'
Sounds like you're reaching for the popcorn.
Thanks Morrison Government. Anything else you guys want to screw up while you are at it?
On the bright side, those who say China needs us as much as we need them will get a chance to see that theory tested, just as we’ll get to contrast megaphone diplomacy and misplaced global relevance with quiet, intelligent diplomacy—right wing conservative Canberra bubble?
Good. Their demand only drives prices up for everyone else that lives in Australia. We need to reduce our reliance on them and find other markets. They are only using thier market power to control us. I can’t believe we allowed thier agents to spy on students in our Universities.
Start looking for export markets elsewhere. It was stupid to depend on China for trade in the first place. They are bullies and will seek to crush any country that does not bend to their will and policy. Beware the world of this juggernaut.
ANALYSIS: Real Australians are losing their patience with communist propaganda outlets like the ABC.
They are losing patience with us The whole world has lost patience & respect for China.
I hope they do. They will push us to become less depend on them, and start manufacturing in-house more. It’s a win - win. Thanks China, and don’t come back again. auspol ChinaIsNotOurProblem ScottMorrisonMP
Someone should nuke Beijing and put them in their place. A dirty, disease spreading country, with zero value for human life.
David_Speers dear oh dear, looks like we'll have to get into something more creative, than sell houses and rocks. Lets start with lowering energy prices
Genuine question: In 1997, China regained sovereignty over HK. In 2047, the agreed ‘One Country, Two Systems' expires and HK’s fate is decided by the CCP. So isn’t this an issue of time—and China not wanting to see HK become a US-backed Taiwan, an attack on its sovereignty?
They dont need exports because they own and are still buying what they want. Any fool except govt can see this. Water food they have it all
Let’s stop prostituting ourselves to China enough is enough
Why are you and your ilk sill in time line, this account does not follow you, are you secretly promoted
China is a worldwide Pariah. They are more of a threat to world stability than N .Korea and Iran.
USA needs to stand arm in arm with Australia. They would do it for us. And sure would be nice if the rest of the world jumps in and we all support each other to soften any retaliation from that Red Dragon.
Well the world has lost patience with China... Let's hope they enjoy their milk flavoured lead powder baby formula
Commie China burns through its patience like it burned through its patients.
time to find new export markets time to find new import markets