Australia Blasts China for Creating ‘Disinformation’ in Pandemic

  • Foreign Minister Payne says liberal democracy being undermined
  • Comments may further inflame nation’s tensions with Beijing

Marise Payne

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Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne criticized China for creating “disinformation” during the coronavirus pandemic, saying it “will cost lives.”