Chinese Vice Foreign Affairs Minister cancels visit to Australia because of the visa issued to Rebiya Kadeer by Australian side

by whdxhw on 2009-08-19 14:18:17

According to the Global Times on August 19, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed on the 18th that because Australia insisted on issuing a visa to Rebiya Kadeer, the leader of the "Xinjiang independence" faction, China cancelled Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei's plan to visit Australia. Some media commented that Sino-Australian relations were at their lowest point in more than 10 years...