Fears WA-China deal could fall victim to 'appalling' federal power play, leaving future projects at risk

Mr Barnett travelled to Beijing in September 2011 to sign the MOU and touted it as the first the NDRC had signed with a non-national government covering bilateral trade and investment co-operation.

While he said it was right the states did not have a role in foreign policy, he said they were still sovereign in their own right and had a role in economic development. "Western Australia has been well regarded, particularly in China, Japan, Korea, and to try to take Western Australia out of negotiations will mean those industries will suffer in their relationship with foreign countries and foreign state-owned enterprises and foreign private companies," he said.The former premier agreed with Mr McGowan the 2011 MOU could now be affected.

Australian's should put their own interests first and foremost before foreign hostile communist regimes.

All strange considering our Federal Free Trade Agreement with China🤔

What is the point of having a free trade agreement when one party can choose to breach it? The government and ministers cry like babies when China stops buying beef and red wines. So, this is just a political show to distract voters from their incompetency in handling issues.

Well if Vic suffers ...let WA suffer &&& anyone else! Lessons should be learned from this Covid pandemic & the major one is to Rely On Your Own! I mean the Chinese do.... We need to look after our own companies, unemployed etc before anyone else! It's not nasty just realistic!

Which is more important - defence & security or trade ? NO country can have strong defence & security while trading with China - because 'commie' China uses trade as a cover to infiltrate & subvert its trade partner, leech off them & destroy them

Yes let hope scomo has the balls to tell china to fuck off

Its trump , the puppets are doing him a favour.

Tell the Governor of Western Australia that we will die miserably if we stop all agreements with the CCP.

. We've always been at war with East Asia... .

Twiggy and McGowan in bed with the CCP . More bullshit journalism from a tax payer funded service.

No coincidence that both Vic & WA, while exposing scombag incompetence, are targetted with sleazy moves. Proof LNP have screwed up and are forced to peddle textbook deflection methodology - unrelenting & unrelated skullfuckery against successful LABOR leaders... Surprised? 🤔

Foreign relations is a Commonwealth responsibility. No Australian state has the expertise or resources to adeqautely assess risks and impacts.

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Here it come Wa - better open your border to the east coast .....

I'm guessing it's just an excuse to turn up the heat on Dan Andrews

The more China is stopped getting their dirty hands on in this wonderful country,the better.We will just have to find other markets.Not the end of the world.Sure we will survive this.🇦🇺

This is our country, we want it back. Flush the corruption from Parliament. Go home China.

Bullshit......still trade with China. Just a very important safeguard that should be in place. Thats what legislations are for.

'Both WA and China will support and encourage increased Chinese engagement in the development of key WA projects' they would be traps Invasion by the backdoor We should have 1 authority to deal with foreign powers China has been very aggressive in Asia &EU

If it affects our environmental integrity then it should be nullified. Things of little concern should not be jeopardised.

It all smells like front running again. He’s probably just trying to further enrage the more reactionary of his supporters. We know they read into things only far enough to get angry and no further. That’s all they do in their private bubbles. Angry little children. 😉 Auspol

Stop the corrupted politicians and bureaucrats that are 'seduced' by the CCPChina. China infected the world with a purpose: exercise control over all countries. ChinaMustPay

Good. We need to de-asiaticise.

Morrison’s approach will swing like a wrecking ball through state economies.

China literally uses slave labour. Should we really be thinking of our relationship with them?

You don't think the WA govts recent extraordinary legislation is a biggest risk to future projects?

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