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The end of diplomacy as Trump's America comes to Sydney

Gone are the days of measured language and careful diplomacy. Mike Pompeo floated the idea of US missiles being stationed in northern Australia, rubbished China at every chance and put the weights on Canberra to help out again in the Middle East.

Angus GriggNational affairs correspondent
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Trump's America came to Sydney on Sunday with all its loose talk and cheap flattery.

It arrived in the form of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who flew in from Bangkok with the clear mission of reassuring a worried ally, only to have the opposite effect.

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Angus Grigg is an investigative reporter based in Sydney. He has worked as a foreign correpondent in China and Indonesia, and has won two Walkley Awards. Connect with Angus on Twitter. Email Angus at agrigg@afr.com
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