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‘No surprises’ diplomacy doesn’t exist in the South China Sea
Anthony Albanese’s wish for stability with Beijing has to deal with the unilateral facts on the water that China has created.
Elena CollinsonForeign relations expertIt is striking that before Anthony Albanese headed into his crucial meetings with the senior Chinese leadership in Beijing, neither the prime minister nor Foreign Minister Penny Wong mentioned the South China Sea.
While Albanese mentioned “strategic competition”, he was loath to be drawn on the specifics of his forthcoming discussions.
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