Australia needs to rethink its approach to its Pacific island neighbours
They care more about development than hard security
FROM AUSTRALIA’S perspective the Pacific’s island states have sat for decades in its backyard. Latterly a gate-crasher has stomped in. China has shaken Australian assumptions in the Pacific.
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This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Ocean promotion”
Asia February 17th 2024
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