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China using 'pay-day loan diplomacy' in the Pacific: U.S. diplomat
China's is using "pay-day loan diplomacy" to exert influence in the Pacific, the new U.S. ambassador to Australia said on Wednesday, comments that threaten to inflame regional tensions.