China lodges diplomatic complaint following minister's comments

By Kirsty Needham
Updated January 12 2018 - 2:03am, first published 2:00am
The Nauru detention centre on 13 August after the rioting and fires which destroyed much of it. THE AGE . news . 15 AUGUST 2013 . photo from Canstruct, the construction company rebuilding it . story by Bianca Hall  .
The Nauru detention centre on 13 August after the rioting and fires which destroyed much of it. THE AGE . news . 15 AUGUST 2013 . photo from Canstruct, the construction company rebuilding it . story by Bianca Hall .
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - October 15, 2017: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SMH NEWS: 151017: Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop addresses a media press conference in Sydney follwing threats made to Australia by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. (Photo by James Alcock/Fairfax Media).
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - October 15, 2017: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SMH NEWS: 151017: Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop addresses a media press conference in Sydney follwing threats made to Australia by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. (Photo by James Alcock/Fairfax Media).

Beijing: Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has weighed into the row over China's Pacific aid program, criticising loans that "impose onerous debt burdens on regional governments".

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