Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

I think there are a range of implications that China faces from a number of its actions it's been taking of late. The fact that China has created such a high-risk environment for businesses trading and working with them doesn't just reflect poorly on China in the eyes of Australians; it is a point being noted around the world. Indeed, China's actions around the world—not just towards Australia but towards other nations—in terms of trade sanctions and other sections are being noted and are reflecting poorly upon China. That reflection will be seen in the eyes of both governments here and around the world and, no doubt, Senator Hanson, in the eyes of consumers, who will make their choices about the products that they buy and the countries that they buy them from.

No doubt, consumers will be mindful of the types of actions we've seen today in terms of those terrible, appalling and shocking images. I'm sure those will reverberate in their minds as they make those purchasing decisions.