Chinese investment in Australia fell over 50 percent in 2019, despite record trading year

A man walks past a Bank of China branch in Sydney, Australia, on June 10, 2020. Chinese investment in Australia fell by 58 percent in 2019 compared to in 2018, despite also recording a jump in bilateral trade, according to a new report by the University of Sydney and financial services giant KPMG. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)