BEIJING (Reuters) - China is watching the words and deeds of Australian mining magnate and politician Clive Palmer who apologised this week for referring to the Chinese government as "bastards" and setting off a diplomatic storm.
Palmer's apology, sent in a letter dated Aug. 25 to China's ambassador to Australia, Ma Zhaoxu, came after Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and China's Foreign Ministry condemned his remarks aired on television on Aug 18.
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