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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 Curran
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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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