'Fear and greed' drive Australia's China policy, Tony Abbott tells Angela Merkel

By John Garnaut
Updated April 17 2015 - 4:15pm, first published April 16 2015 - 11:17pm
Prime Minister Tony Abbott with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G20 in November. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G20 in November. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G20 in November. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G20 in November. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G20 in November. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G20 in November. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G20 in November. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G20 in November. Photo: Andrew Meares
Tony Abbott admits Australia's policies towards China are driven by two emotions: "fear and greed". Photo: Alex Ellinghausen / Fairfax
Tony Abbott admits Australia's policies towards China are driven by two emotions: "fear and greed". Photo: Alex Ellinghausen / Fairfax

Tony Abbott has admitted at the highest international level that Australia's policies towards China are driven by two emotions: "fear and greed".

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