Sentence Correction

Although the British were responsible for the early European settlement of both Australia and the United States, Australia is having much closer political and cultural links with Britain than the United States is having.

A. of both Australia and the United States, Australia is having much closer political and cultural links with Britain than the United States is having
B. in both Australia and the United States, they are closer in their political and cultural links in Australia than in the United States
C. of both nations, Australia has much closer political and cultural links to Britain than the United States has
D. in both nations, Australia is politically and culturally linked to Britain in a much closer fashion than the United States
E. of both Australia and the United States, they have much closer political and cultural links to it than the United States has

OA C

Source: Manhattan Prep