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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Penny Wong advised to pressure China over Russian invasion of Ukraine, documents reveal

Australian minister for foreign affairs, Penny Wong, arriving in Beijing in December 2022, the first visit to China by an Australian minister in three years.
Australian minister for foreign affairs, Penny Wong, arriving in Beijing in December 2022, the first visit to China by an Australian minister in three years. Photograph: AAP

Penny Wong was advised to warn her Chinese counterpart that Russia was responsible for “dangerous nuclear rhetoric” and must be put under pressure to end the war with Ukraine, documents reveal.

Briefing notes obtained by Guardian Australia give an insight into the key points that were expected to be raised by Wong during the first visit to China by an Australian minister in three years, including on human rights.

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