In recent years, the "fire belt" 1 Melanesian has never been so well named, as it crystallizes and intensifies geopolitical rivalries between China and Australia. Since 2022, under the leadership of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Australia has been trying to compete with the Chinese Silk Roads by multiplying security and defence agreements with its closest neighbours (Tuvalu, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and, more recently, Indones…
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In recent years, the "fire belt" 1 Melanesian has never been so well named, as it crystallizes and intensifies geopolitical rivalries between China and Australia. Since 2022, under the leadership of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Australia has been trying to compete with the Chinese Silk Roads by multiplying security and defence agreements with its closest neighbours (Tuvalu, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and, more recently, Indones…