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3. WE DO NOT KNOW WHY MACDONALD CHOSE TO SPEAK AS HE DID TO THE CPPCC (CHIU CLAIMS SOME CREDIT FOR THE INTERVENTION WITH ZHAO). THE AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION HERE EMPHASISED THAT HE SPOKE AS A BUSINESSMAN AND DID NOT REPRESENT THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT. IF HE DID CLEAR HIS LINES IN CANBERRA BEFOREHAND IT WOULD PRESUMABLY HAVE BEEN WITH THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION.
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