Please agree to our privacy policy to enable news listening. (Central News Agency, Sydney, comprehensive foreign news report on the 5th) Australian Prime Minister Albanese launched a sports diplomacy offensive in order to curb China’s expansionary power. Three Pacific Island leaders will travel to Australia for security talks on the day of a high-profile rugby match, officials said today. Agence France-Presse reported that Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape and East Canada Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua will travel to Australia on the 8th. It is expected that at least one Pacific country leader will attend bilateral security talks on the same day. Anthony Albanese will host the leaders in the State of Origin final between Queensland and New South Wales. He issued a statement today saying: “Through one of the sports that Australians love, we bring the Pacific family closer.” Australian officials have said privately that players from Australia and Pacific countries have performed well in the rugby world, but China has no rugby tradition, so Australia enjoys a soft power advantage over China. At present, Australia is actively strengthening its friendship with its Pacific island neighbors and preventing Chinese security forces from stationing in the Pacific region. Albanese is expected to sign a security and economic agreement in Fiji tomorrow and will then visit the Solomon Islands on the 7th. Beijing suffered a setback recently when the new government of the Solomon Islands said it would review a secret security agreement that allows Chinese police to be stationed in the strategic archipelago. In addition, after Vanuatu signed a comprehensive economic and security agreement with Australia last week, promising not to allow any foreign military bases to be stationed, the Beijing authorities also warned Australia against “engaging in geopolitical games.” (Compiled by: Yang Zhaoyan) 1150705 Support the Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a small amount of sponsorship to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency’s “First-hand News” APP to get the latest news in real time. The text, pictures and audio and video of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.
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