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Australia calls for cooling of Taiwan Strait tensions

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong, left, meets with United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. Wong is hosting Sherman after Sherman came to Australia following visits to Solomon Islands, Samoa and Tonga - South Pacific island nations where China is increasing its influence. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong, center, meets with United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, left, and U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. Wong is hosting Sherman after Sherman came to Australia following visits to Solomon Islands, Samoa and Tonga - South Pacific island nations where China is increasing its influence. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong gestures during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. Wong has called for a cooling of tensions after Beijing accused her of "finger-pointing" in her criticisms of China's military response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Australia calls for cooling of Taiwan Strait tensions