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Mar 2023
49m 9s

Aukus pact condemned by China

Bbc World Service
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Beijing has strongly criticised the significant naval deal. The pact is aimed at countering China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Also on the programme: a special report on outstanding cases of alleged human rights violations in South Africa under Apartheid; and we hear about a swimming pool heated by a computer. (Photo: Prime Minister Rishi Suna ... Show More
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