MELBOURNE — Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton’s adoption of a friendlier stance toward China has drawn a skeptical response from Chinese-Australians, who are expected to play a critical role in deciding the May 3 federal election.
Peter Dutton, leader of the Liberal-National Coalition and prime ministerial hopeful, last year said he was “pro-China and the relationship that we have with them” in a marked shift from his formerly hawkish rhetoric.
