Australia Inks ‘Historic’ Security Deal With Papua New Guinea to Counter Beijing

Published on December 8, 2023

Australia and its nearby Papua New Guinea (PNG) have inked a landmark security deal to deepen defence ties as Canberra seeks to counter the Chinese regime’s influence in the Indo-Pacific. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and PNG’s James Marape signed the wide-ranging treaty at Australia’s Parliament House in Canberra on Dec. 7, two months after the PNG Prime Minister met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The bilateral agreement would see PNG recruit Australian police to serve in key positions in the PNG police force as the Pacific country grapples with domestic security issues, including intertribal violence, corruption and gender-based violence....

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