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.
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.
