China’s consul-general to WA Dong Zhihua has “moved to Beijing”, according to a social media post that appeared in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

References to Ms Dong’s position as consul-general were also removed from her Twitter profile, which she used regularly up until Saturday.

Chinese consul-general to WA Dong Zhihua.

Australia has been locked in a dispute with China over after Beijing decided to hit barley imports with an 80 per cent tariff.

Ms Dong made the post to Facebook in Beijing just before 3am, Australian Western Standard Time, saying she had “moved to Beijing”, but offering no other explanation.

 

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