Australia signs defence alliance with Pacific nation Fiji

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Australia and Fiji signed a significant defense alliance called the Ocean of Peace pact, strengthening security ties and mutual defense commitments amid regional geopolitical rivalries, particularly with China.

SUVA, Fiji (July 6): Australia and Fiji signed a major defence treaty on Monday, bolstering ties as Canberra seeks to outmanoeuvre China in the South Pacific. The Ocean of Peace pact elevates Fiji to one of Australia’s few treaty allies and binds each nation to come to the other’s “mutual defence”. China sent waves through [...] The post Australia signs defence alliance with Pacific nation Fiji appeared first on Borneo Post Online.