Leaked copy of draft shows Beijing wants more involvement in policing, cybersecurity and marine mapping
China is hoping the deal will be signed by 10 Pacific countries inAustralia’s new foreign affairs minister,in response to news of the draft agreement: “China has made its intentions clear [but] so too are the intentions of the new Australian government.”
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