Chinese students and tourists could stop coming to Australia if Prime Minister Scott Morrison pursues an inquiry into the beginnings of coronavirus, a leading Chinese official has warned. The stern warning was issued by Chinese Ambassador Cheng Jingye who labelled a push for an independent COVID-19 inquiry by the federal government as ‘dangerous’. Mr Jingye warned that if Australia continued to be ‘unfriendly’ to China, its people – in particular its students and tourists – may have second thoughts about travelling. While admitting that his country had not handled the COVID-19 outbreak ‘perfectly’ he said the reaction by nations like Australia had left the Chinese people ‘dismayed’. Scroll down for video Chinese Ambassador Cheng Jingye (pictured) labelled a push for an independent inquiry into the origins of COVID-19 by Prime Minister Scott Morrison as ‘dangerous’ and warned it could affect the number of tourists and students arriving in the country Ambassador Jingye refuted allegations the virus had originated from a wet market in Wuhan (Pictured are workers at a different market in the city on April 15) ‘I think in the long term… if the mood is going from bad to worse, people would think ‘Why should we go to such… Read full this story
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