Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews did not seek diplomatic advice before attending China’s anti-Western show of military might in Beijing, according to official sources, where he posed for a photo metres from dictators Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin.
In a move that stunned many in the federal government, Andrews shook President Xi Jinping’s hand on the red carpet in Tiananmen Square, before posing for a “family photo” near leaders that also included the Iranian president and Myanmar’s junta leader.
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Dictator Dan living up to his name.