ABC Feeds<p>'Tension won’t do us any good': Weighing ties with China ahead of election<br>By Stephen Dziedzic and Iris Zhao</p><p>While the diplomatic tone has softened between Australia and China, the tensions between the two countries have not disappeared, and could still shape how some Australians vote on Saturday.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-30/labor-coalition-promises-to-china-in-election-2025/105229462" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-30/lab</span><span class="invisible">or-coalition-promises-to-china-in-election-2025/105229462</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ForeignAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/WorldPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/DefenceForces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefenceForces</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Navy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Navy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/TreatiesandAlliances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TreatiesandAlliances</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/StephenDziedzic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StephenDziedzic</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/IrisZhao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrisZhao</span></a></p>