US Aims to ‘Knit Up’ China in Pacific Islands ‘Scramble’ With Papua Defense Deal

May 22nd 2023 5:06pm EDT

Although Washington’s new defense deal with Papua New Guinea (PNG) doesn’t mention China by name, it’s clearly aimed at curbing Chinese influence in the region off Australia’s coast, according to one scholar.

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