PM’s soft diplomacy at G7, Quad a win for Beijing
The contrast between Australia and Japan at the G7 summit and Quad meeting was striking. When it comes to China and Russia, our PM needs to learn the difference between rhetoric and substance.
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Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/michael-shoebridge/page/3