US threatens to end intelligence sharing if Australian state joins Chinese venture
"The United States has warned that it might be forced to stop sharing intelligence with Australia if the country’s second most populous state enters into a much-heralded investment agreement with China. The Australian state of Victoria has said it intends to join Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, a worldwide investment venture that was announced with much fanfare by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013."
https://intelnews.org/2020/05/25/01-2786/