Beijing on Thursday called on Canberra to ensure “fair” treatment for Chinese businesses in Australia, after the country’s defence department said it would strip its buildings of Chinese-made security cameras.
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“We hope Australia will provide a fair, just and nondiscriminatory environment for the normal operations of Chinese enterprises,” foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said, accusing Canberra of “misusing national might to discriminate against and suppress Chinese enterprises”.