‘Not the Way to Do Diplomacy’: US Ambassador to Australia Criticises Chinese Embassy’s Complaints Dossier

United States ambassador to Australia Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. (L) speaks with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (R) about the ongoing bushfire efforts following the Australia Day citizenship ceremony at Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australia on Jan. 26, 2020. Rohan Thomson/Getty Images

The U.S. ambassador to Australia has criticised the Chinese embassy in Canberra for deliberately “leaking” a dossier of grievances against the federal government to the mainstream media.

“I'll be a little bit undiplomatic,” Ambassador Arthur Culvahouse Jr. told reporters on Wednesday. ”You would never see a United States embassy hand such a list to a reporter in Australia.”