China’s security pact with the Solomon Islands is a strategic coup that caught Australia off guard and will have military and trading consequences for decades to come.
Tokyo | It was a strategic coup for China that caught Australia and its western allies completely off guard.
Under the cover of a global pandemic and aided by years of indifference by Canberra and Washington towards the region, China has quietly secured a military presence in the Pacific.
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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/world/asia/why-china-s-solomon-islands-security-deal-is-just-the-start-20220421-p5af2j
