Dave Sharma was previously chairman of the Australian parliament's joint subcommittee on foreign affairs and aid, lead diplomatic adviser in the department of the prime minister and ambassador to Israel.
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Saudi-Iran deal adds new dimension to U.S.-China rivalry
Beijing has merely stepped into vacuum created by Washington's pivot to Asia
Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi, middle, with Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, right, and Saudi national security adviser Musaad bin Mohammed Al Aiban in Beijing. © Reuters
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