A Chinese official has sensationally revealed a series of meetings have taken place with Australian authorities to discuss “response cooperation” over the country’s spiralling COVID-19 crisis.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin broke news of the bilateral discussions on Thursday, saying Chinese authorities had held several meetings with Australia in recent days to discuss COVID-19 “response cooperation”.“In addition, over the past days, the competent Chinese authorities held a series of bilateral meetings with the EU and Australia to have exchanges on COVID-related issues and strengthen response cooperation,” Mr Wang said.
"Officials from the Departments of Health and Aged Care and Foreign Affairs and Trade, along with Australian clinical experts, met virtually with China’s National Health Commission and China CDC on 11 January 2022," they said. Chinese officials have held a series of meetings with their Australian counterparts to discuss the COVID-19 response. Picture: Sarah Friend/DFATvia AP
Australia’s Health Minister Mark Butler implemented a mandatory COVID-19 testing requirement for travellers from China to pressure the country to provide a more ready stream of data about infections and deaths. The Chinese government labelled the testing requirements as “discriminatory entry restrictions” despite having the same requirements in place themselves.
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