An editorial in the Chinese tabloid Global Times on Thursday said Australia has ‘cozied up’ to Washington and joined America’s ‘anti-China campaign’.
China claims Australia ‘lacks backbone and is dependent on the US’
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£3bn Ethiopian dam across Blue Nile causes Egypt tensions
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