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Australia Funds Rugby League To Counter China Security Concerns

RNZ National Port Moresby 13d Impact 5
Australia is providing 730 million in funding over 10 years to Papua New Guinea. The deal includes a condition that Papua New Guinea will not sign security agreements allowing Chinese police or military forces to be based in the Pacific region.

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Australia China Papua New Guinea

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RNZ National

“730 million in funding over 10 years and this is all because Australia are worried about the security threat of China and the regions and one of the conditions of this deal is that Papua New Guinea will not sign any security deals”

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