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- In May the US and PNG signed a defense agreement.
- Part of the agreement gives the US unimpeded access to bases in PNG, to house surveillance and recon operations, to base troops and bunker ships.
- China has been moving into PNG, taking control of resources and becoming dominant in the local economy
With Papua New Guinea's agreement, the United States will be able to station troops and vessels at six key ports and airports, including Lombrum Naval Base on Manus Island and facilities in the capital Port Moresby.
Washington would have "unimpeded access" to the sites to "pre-position equipment, supplies and materiel", and have "exclusive use" of some zones, where development and "construction activities" could be carried out.
Chinese firms have snapped up mines and ports across the Pacific, and last year inked a secretive security pact with the nearby Solomon Islands that could allow China to deploy troops to the country.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-ne...ns-unimpeded-access-to-papua-new-guinea-bases
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US wins access to Papua New Guinea military bases
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/06...ss-to-papua-new-guinea-military-bases/1896292
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US gets ‘unrestricted’ access to Papua New Guinea military bases to blunt China’s Pacific influenc
Meanwhile, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jnr said the Pacific island nation has asked the US to step up patrols of its waters after several recent incursions by Chinese vessels into its exclusive economic zone.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/aust...military-bases-blunt-chinas-pacific-influence
- Part of the agreement gives the US unimpeded access to bases in PNG, to house surveillance and recon operations, to base troops and bunker ships.
- China has been moving into PNG, taking control of resources and becoming dominant in the local economy
With Papua New Guinea's agreement, the United States will be able to station troops and vessels at six key ports and airports, including Lombrum Naval Base on Manus Island and facilities in the capital Port Moresby.
Washington would have "unimpeded access" to the sites to "pre-position equipment, supplies and materiel", and have "exclusive use" of some zones, where development and "construction activities" could be carried out.
Chinese firms have snapped up mines and ports across the Pacific, and last year inked a secretive security pact with the nearby Solomon Islands that could allow China to deploy troops to the country.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-ne...ns-unimpeded-access-to-papua-new-guinea-bases
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US wins access to Papua New Guinea military bases
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/06...ss-to-papua-new-guinea-military-bases/1896292
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US gets ‘unrestricted’ access to Papua New Guinea military bases to blunt China’s Pacific influenc
Meanwhile, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jnr said the Pacific island nation has asked the US to step up patrols of its waters after several recent incursions by Chinese vessels into its exclusive economic zone.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/aust...military-bases-blunt-chinas-pacific-influence
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