The Chinese and Australian national flags on a celebration event in Sydney, Australia, on Sept 8, 2019. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
China on Thursday announced that it will indefinitely suspend all activities under the framework of the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, according to the country's top economic planner.
The National Development and Reform Commission said in a statement posted on its official website that some Australian officials recently launched a series of measures to disrupt the normal exchanges and cooperation between China and Australia out of Cold War mindset and ideological discrimination.
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Based on the current attitude of the Australian government toward China-Australia cooperation, it decides to indefinitely suspend all activities under the framework of the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue jointly held by the NDRC and relevant ministries of the Australian government.
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