Australia to train Papua New Guinea police as two nations strike new security deal

PNG prime minister, James Marape, said the historic deal did not mean his country was picking between China and the west

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Australia will help train Papua New Guinea police as part of a wide-ranging security deal signed on Thursday.

The prime minister of PNG, James Marape, said the “historic” deal did not mean his country was picking between China and the west at a time of growing rivalry for influence across the Pacific.

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