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US ‘Surprised’ Aboutt China’s Influence in Australia

Rina S.   |

Sep 15, 2016 12:35 PM EDT

In an interview, the outgoing US ambassador to Australia John Berry said that the US is "surprised" about China's influence in Australian politics. Berry's statement comes after Australian Labor Senator Sam Dastyari resigned from the opposition frontbench last week after admitting to taking money from an education company linked to China. However, he did not break any law doing so.