Bishop not backing minister's comments on China in Pacific
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at Sydney International Airport, Sydney, Wednesday, December 13, 2017. (AAP Image/Brendan Esposito) Source: AAP
Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop has declined to back comments from the Minister for International Development and the Pacific criticising China's foreign-aid programs in the region. The inflammatory remarks by Concetta Fierravanti-Wells have led China to lodge its second official diplomatic complaint with Australia in two months.
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