China is scaling up its efforts to gain a strategic foothold in the Pacific seeking a deal with 10 Pacific nations – while a US spokesperson warns Pacific Islands of “shadowy deals” with China.
The deals are reported to include offering police, security, and cyber-support, paired with a new free trade agreement.
US state department spokesperson Ned Price said China has a pattern of offering “shadowy, vague deals” with little regional consultancy. “These recent security agreements have been conducted with little regional consultation, provoking public concern not only in the United States, but across the Indo-Pacific,” he said.
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