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Australian treasurer won't say if he was stopping China sale

by Rod McGUIRK
| January 13, 2021 12:03 AM

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s treasurer on Wednesday declined to comment on whether he had intended to block a Chinese state-owned company’s takeover of an Australian-based construction company in a development likely to increase strain on bilateral relations.

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