AUSTRALIA signed a military pact with Fiji on Monday as it pursues a wider range of regional alliances under the umbrella of the US containment of China in the Indo-Pacific.The “Ocean of Peace Alliance” commits the countries to mutual defence “in time of need” and accompanies an update to a wider treaty, the “Vuvale Union,” which will facilitate Australian investment in Fiji and co-operation on policing and immigration.

AUSTRALIA signed a military pact with Fiji on Monday as it pursues a wider range of regional alliances under the umbrella of the US containment of China in the Indo-Pacific.

The “Ocean of Peace Alliance” commits the countries to mutual defence “in time of need” and accompanies an update to a wider treaty, the “Vuvale Union,” which will facilitate Australian investment in Fiji and co-operation on policing and immigration.

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