Australians found out this week that if they are foolhardy enough to travel to China they could be arbitrarily detained. It must be disconcerting news to expats already there but who would have thought Australians might also be arbitrarily detained in the People’s Republic of Victoria? Victorian taxpayers are not yet privy to the terms of the Belt and Road agreement Premier Daniel Andrews signed with China on their behalf but let’s hope it’s not modelled on the agreement the Brits signed with China when they ‘handed back’ Hong Kong.
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