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Trump a threat to north Asia, says former Australian ambassador to US
Source: The Guardian
Trump a threat to north Asia, says former Australian ambassador to US
Kim Beazley continues outspoken criticism of Trump over
candidate’s comments encouraging nuclear proliferation
in South Korea and Japan
Paul Karp
Wednesday 10 August 2016 00.23 BST
The former Australian ambassador to the United States Kim Beazley has blasted Donald Trump for destabilising US alliances and encouraging nuclear proliferation in north Asia.
Beazley, an outspoken critic of the US presidential candidate since concluding his stint as ambassador earlier this year, has written for the Australian Strategic Policy Institute about the dangers of a Trump presidency for the Australian alliance.
The former Labor leader told ABC’s AM on Wednesday a Trump presidency would “basically trash the structure of alliance and trade relationships in our region”.
He said although Trump had “never aimed anything at us” he would “destabilise enormously the relationship we have in the north part of Asia with Japan and (South) Korea”.
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Kim Beazley continues outspoken criticism of Trump over
candidate’s comments encouraging nuclear proliferation
in South Korea and Japan
Paul Karp
Wednesday 10 August 2016 00.23 BST
The former Australian ambassador to the United States Kim Beazley has blasted Donald Trump for destabilising US alliances and encouraging nuclear proliferation in north Asia.
Beazley, an outspoken critic of the US presidential candidate since concluding his stint as ambassador earlier this year, has written for the Australian Strategic Policy Institute about the dangers of a Trump presidency for the Australian alliance.
The former Labor leader told ABC’s AM on Wednesday a Trump presidency would “basically trash the structure of alliance and trade relationships in our region”.
He said although Trump had “never aimed anything at us” he would “destabilise enormously the relationship we have in the north part of Asia with Japan and (South) Korea”.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/10/donald-trump-threat-north-asia-nuclear-proliferation-kim-beazley