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'Disgusting' and 'extraordinary' scenes as Chinese delegation shouts down Auzzie welcome Cememony
[Sydney Herald] Participants at an intergovernmental meeting hosted by Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop in Perth have described "disgusting" and "extraordinary" scenes as the Chinese government delegation shouted over the welcome to country ceremony and forced the suspension of proceedings.A Taiwanese delegation was later ejected from the Kimberley Process meeting at the behest of the Chinese delegates who objected to their attendance. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed it had raised concerns over the incident with the Chinese ambassador. Participants at the Kimberley Process intersessional meeting have described extraordinary scenes as the Chinese delegation noisily disrupted the official Indigenous welcome ceremony and forced the suspension of at least one other session on Monday. Posted by: Besoeker 2017-05-03 |
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