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The higher wages, it said, would balloon hotels’ labor costs so much that sticking to the terms of the deal would be untenable.

When he was sworn in again as a lawmaker in 2016, he released a balloon with a political banner and held a yellow umbrella, declaring that the “Umbrella Movement would never end”.

That came after the two countries engaged in a tit-for-tat balloon campaign, flying thousands of trash and propaganda balloons towards each other’s territories.

In China and India - the two biggest international markets for Australia - the news is going down like a lead balloon.

Biden's time in office did see flare-ups in relations with China, including a spy balloon saga and displays of Chinese military firepower around Taiwan triggered by the visit of a senior US official.