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Pacific islands: how to gain from Australia-Japan ties
Why it matters
Australia-Japan coordination in the Pacific offers a concrete mechanism to strengthen allied influence and shore up regional sovereignty against Chinese encroachment, directly supporting the Northern Arc and Alliance pillars. This represents a real diplomatic development that reinforces the multilateral security architecture upon which Australian Indo-Pacific strategy depends.
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