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Papua New Guinea, US to sign security pact with eye on China

 Published: 12:18, 22 May 2023

Papua New Guinea, US to sign security pact with eye on China

Papua New Guinea is to sign a defence pact with the United States on Monday, as it hosts Washington’s top diplomat and India’s prime minister for separate talks likely to be dominated by China’s increasing influence in the Pacific.

Papua New Guinea, just north of Australia, is strategically significant and was the site of fierce battles during World War II.

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