Victoria deepens engagement with Beijing's controversial Belt and Road initiative

"It is essentially a commitment by Victoria to work together with Beijing on future projects for the benefit of both parties."

"encourages Chinese infrastructure firms to establish a presence in Victoria and to bid for major projects."

"Foreign policy doesn't usually fall under the jurisdiction of state governments"

Important: Premier Daniel Andrew's statements:

"The Premier has also encouraged other state governments and the Federal Government to follow suit.

"We'd always hope that the Federal Government would have a similar approach to us to work closely with China for the benefit of Victorian workers …" he said.

"I think most Australians would say that was good … we need a strong partnership … and we would hope that every state and territory, and indeed the Commonwealth, would have a strong partnership and friendship with China.""

>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-24/victoria-deepens-links-with-china-controversial-belt-and-road/11636704