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January 14, 2010

Kevin Rudd Has a Friend in Clinton

Greg Sheridan, The Australian

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Hillary Clinton has done Kevin Rudd the biggest favour she could possibly do for him on the eve of her visit to Australia for the 25th-anniversary AUSMIN talks in Canberra on Monday.

The US Secretary of State has hailed the Australian Prime Minister as a leader in Asia and endorsed his efforts at reform and renovation of the regional institutions of the Asia Pacific.

Just at the moment, the Rudd foreign policy could do with such a favour, given the troubles Canberra is having with India over the attacks on students, Japan over whaling and China over jailed Rio executive Stern Hu.

Oh, and don't forget Singapore's steadfast opposition to the Rudd plan for an Asia Pacific community stretching from Vladivostok to Delhi, and dealing with both trade and economics on the...

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