Oct 06,2016 National Commentaries Can Australia Say “No”? Growing trade and investment between their highly complementary economies ensures that Australia and China have a common interest in maintaining healthy bilateral relations. To be sure, Canberra and Beijing say “no” to one another every day of the week on consular matters of one kind or another. From time to time Canberra also vetoes Chinese […] John Fitzgerald China-Australia relations , Foreign donations , Foreign Investment , Political Institutions , South China Sea