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

Papua New Guinea will 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 that will focus on China’s rising influence. The Pacific island nation is strategically located close to trade routes to Australia and Japan, in a region where Washington and […]

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