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Vanuatu expects China police presence to fall after deal with Australia - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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This represents a concrete Australian diplomatic and strategic win in the Pacific—a reversal of Chinese security encroachment in a key Indo-Pacific location. It demonstrates Australia's capacity to compete for influence in the region through partnership and reduces China's ability to establish forward security positions among Pacific island nations.
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