CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese official called Tuesday for closer defense and economic ties with Australia and warned against what he said was a growing “Cold War mentality” in the United States.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai made a veiled criticism of Australia’s deepening military ties with Washington after attending annual talks on human rights in the Australian capital of Canberra.

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