Daniel Andrews’ media-free trip tells us something about China – and a lot more about journalists and the premier

‘Clearly Daniel Andrews reckons he can snub the media on this China trip without bearing a political cost, and he is probably right about that.’ Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Sometimes minor events can be eloquent – a sign of the times and a demonstration of where we are at.

So it is that a visit by a provincial leader to the biggest trading partner of his province has become not only a news story, but the focus of innuendo and outrage.