Dili’s China deal gives two fingers to Canberra
Cynicism abounds in Timor-Leste’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with China, but the deal is designed to goad Australia.
James CurranInternational affairs expert
Canberra cannot say it wasn’t warned.
The news that China and Timor-Leste have upgraded their ties to a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” (CSP) is likely to send a certain shiver down Australia’s diplomatic spine.
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James Curran is professor of modern history at Sydney University.
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