Coalition says Anthony Albanese should not go to China until trade sanctions are lifted

Simon Birmingham says clarity should be there before the prime minister entertains a formal state visit to Beijing'

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The shadow minister for foreign affairs, Simon Birmingham, says Anthony Albanese should not visit Beijing until all trade sanctions have been lifted.

Birmingham, a former trade minister in the Coalition government, said Australia deserves to have absolute clarity that these sanctions are going to be lifted and that clarity should be there before the prime minister entertains a formal state visit to Beijing".