Australia: For those who missed the newspaper article, herewith is the...Transcript of Chinese Ambassador CHENG Jingye's interview with Australian Financial Review political correspondent Andrew Tillett (lightly edited) #auspol
http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/sghdxwfb_1/t1773741.htm

Australia: Calls for an independent inquiry
http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/sghdxwfb_1/t1773741.htm

The origins of the virus
http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/sghdxwfb_1/t1773741.htm

Australia: "not in your interests" and the claim that Australia has hurt the feelings of the Chinese people (for which see: https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=3425 )
http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/sghdxwfb_1/t1773741.htm

Australia: Cheng Jingye says: Nice little tourism, education, wine and beef businesses you have there. It would be a pity if anything should happen to them because the Chinese people are upset with you
http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/sghdxwfb_1/t1773741.htm

Australia: Better be careful. Things could get worse.
http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/sghdxwfb_1/t1773741.htm

Australia: No we are not going to agree to a politically-driven call for an enquiry into origins of the virus. Let's talk about other countries and how they are doing
http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/sghdxwfb_1/t1773741.htm

Australia: All of your Aussie politicians are just tools of the Americans wanting to blame China for this (vide book on tropes of national humiliation "Never Forget National Humiliation: Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations")
http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/sghdxwfb_1/t1773741.htm

Australia is just China bashing
http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/sghdxwfb_1/t1773741.htm

Australia: It is not the party-state making these threats. It is "the Chinese people" who are now angry
http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/sghdxwfb_1/t1773741.htm