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...One observer in Honiara who asked to remain anonymous said the Chinese embassy had already erected cladding....
...Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also confirmed that one of his country’s nationals was among those killed....
...The current Russian embassy in Canberra, which will continue to operate from its offices in the nearby suburb of Griffith, did not immediately comment on the Australian government’s legislative action....
...Keidanren, Japan’s biggest business lobby group, said it had expressed concerns to the Australian embassy last month that the new bill would undermine the OECD’s 2015 agreement....
...In a statement on Tuesday, China’s embassy in London accused UK politicians of “using these anti-China disrupters to jeopardise China’s sovereignty and security”....
...The invasion was condemned by the Australian government, which then put dozens of Russian politicians, military personnel and business and media figures on a sanctions list....
...The Chinese embassy in London was contacted for comment....
...Vice-minister of foreign affairs Xie Feng lodged a formal protest with the US embassy in Beijing in which he came close to accusing Washington of violating international law....
...The Australian government recently said it would ban imports of non-prescription vaping products....
...A former chief executive of the Australian Industry Group, a lobbying body, Ridout is also a director of the Australian Securities Exchange....
...The Japanese embassy in Canberra has said it is closely monitoring the situation and Japanese company Mitsui, in an interview with Australian media, warned of the “unintended consequences” of short-term...
...The following year, Australia’s then-government, led by Scott Morrison, followed suit and recognised west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, although the Australian embassy remained in Tel Aviv....
...China responded by placing trade sanctions on some Australian products....
...Israel’s foreign ministry hit back, describing the decision as “resulting from short-sighted political considerations”, and summoned the Australian ambassador to express its concerns....
...by donors and the embassies of Greece and Pakistan....
...The Australians and Americans are now trying to bolster their own influence in the Solomons. The US has announced that it will soon open an embassy....
...Zhao set off a diplomatic furore two years ago, when he posted on Twitter a computer-generated image of an Australian soldier threatening an Afghan child....
...This piece is adapted from his Marshall McLuhan Lecture, delivered at the Embassy of Canada in Berlin last month Follow @FTMag to find out about our latest stories first...
...The safety of Australians and officials is our priority.” Australia followed the US this month in closing its embassy in the capital Kyiv and moving to Lviv....
...Chinese authorities in 2020 detained Cheng Lei, an Australian national and state media television anchor. She was later accused of supplying state secrets overseas....
...The US has committed a cumulative US$3bn in aid to Pacific island nations, but only $31mn went to the Solomon Islands, according to the Lowy Institute, an Australian think-tank which has the most comprehensive...
...Morrison said that the Serbian embassy has made representations about the situation but stressed that all countries have their own border policies and the situation related to one individual....
...The Chinese embassy in Honiara did not respond to a request for comment....
...Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese described Abe as a “giant of the world stage”....
...Penny Wong, the Australian foreign secretary, rushed to Fiji on Thursday, just days after taking office, for talks with Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama....
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