A week ago a potential Chinese bid for a South Korea sized area of Australian farmland was temporarily blocked following government objections. A month earlier and a 99 year lease granted to a Chinese firm to operate the Port of Darwin sparked national security concerns. Its not the welcome mat some in the investment community had hoped for but as Canberra weighs up the lure of jobs and investment against security concerns and the whiff of scandal that sometimes accompanies mainland money, some Australian analysts suggest Chinese firms should try and make life easier for themselves. Lobbying politicians and talking directly to impacted...
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