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Why the US hawks are now asking 'who lost Australia?'

Some Washington insiders worry that Australia is now lost to China's orbit. The reality is that any claim is fair game in America's political warfare.

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Australia’s Sunday morning current affairs programs have been making news lately. A few weeks ago it was Australia’s minister for foreign affairs, Marise Payne, proposing an independent, international inquiry into the origins of COVID-19 on the ABC’s Insiders. On Sunday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared on Sky News’ Outsiders, an oddity in itself, where he was invited to weigh in on the wisdom of Victoria signing on to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Mike Pompeo's "hypothetical" remarks were most likely intended more for British consumption. AP

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Simon Jackman is chief executive of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. Connect with Simon on Twitter.
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