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the global chief partnership. simon baptist is the global chief economist i partnership. simon baptist is the global chief economist atj the global chief economist at the global chief economist at the ir un said australia was never a good target for china to have tensions with. it is never a good target for china to have tensions with.- to have tensions with. it is a sli . ht to have tensions with. it is a slight stabilisation to have tensions with. it is a slight stabilisation peptides| slight stabilisation peptides will remain quite difficult the foreseeable future. this recent incident over the last few years really shows the limit and some ways the lack of sufficient nation of chinese foreign policy. australia was a bad target for china to choose. this was going to side with the us when push comes to shove because of its resource endowment, it has unusually large amounts leverage. push by china on australia hasjust resulted firstly in australia doubling down on divers
so we will be talking about that on today s newscast, and all the other news. and henry is with us, too. newscast, from the bbc. hello, it s patty in the studio. and it s laura in the studio. and it s henry in the studio. it is very nice to have you with us. so, there is a scoop. which is, a recording made of a minister saying that the rwanda policy is crap. and, laura, you have got a hold of it. idid. shall we listen to it before we discuss? .has anyone got their cameras on? the policy is crap. 0k? it is. but it is not about policy, i it is about the effect of the policy. there is second and third order effects, and australia, for- example, their policy had a devastating effect. - there is no doubt atj all, when those first flights take off, it will send shock wave across the channel. - oh, dear. so, henry, as a political hat, when you hear that, what do you think? i think belting story, i think that it is extremely embarrassing for the conservative party, especially on a mo