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China’s grand tour: Opposition mounts to Beijing ‘expansionism’ in Pacific
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has accused Beijing of unnecessary expansion of its security reach, as MPs urge her to counter the superpower's "persuasion and pressure".
And Australia's new foreign minister has flown urgently to Fiji in a last-ditch bid to dissuade Pacific Island nations from signing up to a new Chinese security pact.
Source: Newsroom #May28
https://t.co/3VnQ9NVrT9
#China #Australia #NewZealand #Honiara #Pacific
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has accused Beijing of unnecessary expansion of its security reach, as MPs urge her to counter the superpower's "persuasion and pressure".
And Australia's new foreign minister has flown urgently to Fiji in a last-ditch bid to dissuade Pacific Island nations from signing up to a new Chinese security pact.
Source: Newsroom #May28
https://t.co/3VnQ9NVrT9
#China #Australia #NewZealand #Honiara #Pacific