Given the state of relations between the two countries I'm surprised he doesn't but ...
- "Until we are in a position to have that clarified, then we can only treat [the news] as media speculation in the Chinese state-owned media,"
- "It would be obviously in breach of our own free trade agreement [with China] and so we would hope that is certainly not the case."
- "That is why we're seeking clarification on this … but obviously we take these issues very seriously."
Comments from a few hours ago in response to the report in China's Global Times overnight on the ban.
