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Old foe new ally and the economic partner is worried!

Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe (left) looks at Malcolm Turnbull during a press conference at Kirribilli House in Sydney in Jan 2017
Source: AAP

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By Ghassan Nakhoul

Presented by Australia Alyaom, Ghassan Nakhoul, Barda Katieh

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