A long-awaited Australia-Vanuatu pact blocks China from building a military base
- MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia and Vanuatu signed a long-awaited bilateral security and economic treaty Monday that prevents China creating a military base on the South Pacific island nation.
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed the so-called Nakamal Agreement with his Vanuatu counterpart, Jotham Napat, in the Australian capital nine months after the Vanuatuan government rejected an earlier draft.
- Vanuatu had feared the deal would limit its ability to attract infrastructure investment.
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- MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia and Vanuatu signed a long-awaited bilateral security and economic treaty Monday that prevents China creating a military base on the South Pacific island nation.
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed the so-called Nakamal Agreement with his Vanuatu counterpart, Jotham Napat, in the Australian capital nine months after the Vanuatuan government rejected an earlier draft.
- Vanuatu had feared the deal would limit its ability to attract infrastructure investment.
Sources: ABC News