Why US defence deal with Papua New Guinea is likely to 'set

Papua New Guinea's recent defence of a landmark US security pact included a message to China that it was business as usual, as the Pacific becomes a new theatre for great power rivalry. The Defence Cooperation Agreement, signed last month, would give US troops unrestricted access to some of PNG's seaports and airports - a move that could potentially bolster the US military's defence of its Guam bases in the Pacific "second island chain". The deal signalled greater presence for the US and a furth

Related Keywords

Taipei , T Ai Pei , Taiwan , South China Sea , Brunei General , Brunei , Palau , Guam , Port Moresby , National Capital , Papua New Guinea , Solomon Islands , Australia , South Korea , Philippines , Japan , Madang , Gansu , China , Lombrum , Manus , Beijing , Chinese , Australian , Bernard Yegiora , Zhou Bo , Peter Oneill , Stewart Firth , Wang Yi , Surangel Whipps Jnr , Common Development Vision , China Morning Post Publishers Ltd , Divine Word University In Madang , Australian National University Pacific , Tsinghua University Centre For International Security , Twitter , Facebook , Australian National University , President Surangel Whipps Jnr , Divine Word University , Shiprider Agreement , Southeast Asia , Tsinghua University , International Security , Beijing Winter Olympics , Petero Neill , South China Morning Post , China Morning Post Publishers ,