China makes Australia look like ‘second-class ally’ to US over naval warship request

The Global Times applauding Australia over the rejection of a warship request to the Red Sea makes us look like a “second-class ally”, former foreign minister Alexander Downer says. “It is a very bad look,” Mr Downer told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “The Global Times, which is a mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party, has said how good it is that the Australian government has done this. “You know, it’s just journalism, but it sends a message out. “It makes Australia a kind of second-class ally.”