Rudd's Asia plan 'dead in the water'

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Updated July 3, 2008 21:09:53

A Singapore foreign policy expert says Australia's vision for an Asia Pacific Community is "dead in the water", with no Asian leader backing Kevin Rudd's call for a new regional institution.

Presenter: Graeme Dobell
Speakers: Former Singapore Ambassador, now director of Singapore's Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Barry Desker.

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