http://www.9news.com.au/national/2014/1 ... h-tasmaniaIt's hard to confuse Tasmania and China, but the prime minister has managed just that - in the presence of the Chinese leader to boot.
Tony Abbott was toasting Xi Jinping at a special dinner at parliament house on Monday when he made the gaffe.
He was summing up the day's developments after the two nations reached agreement on a free trade deal and a speech by Mr Xi to parliament, when he appeared to confuse the island state with the Asian nation.
"To mark President Xi's visit, Australia and Tasmania and, and - we've said a lot about Tasmania - Australia and China have reached agreements.
"It's hard to confuse Tasmania and China - but I have," Mr Abbott said, jokingly shrugging off the error.
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