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Japan closely watching China's moves in Pacific, says PM Kishida
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 25 (ANI): Japan is keeping a close eye on China's behaviour concerning Pacific island nations, said Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday, days after China and Solomon Islands signed a security pact that US and allies fear could be used to establish a military base in
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Security pact with China stirs political storm in Solomon Islands
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Honiara [Solomon Islands], April 23 (ANI): Solomon Islands' latest security deal with China has stirred a political storm in the islands with the Opposition demanding a reversal of the pact.
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US warns Solomon Islands PM over security pact with China
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): The United States on Friday raised "significant concerns" about the security pact signed between Solomon Islands and China and warned that should Beijing maintain any military presence there, the US would "respond accordingly".
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Taiwan warns Solomon Islands over security pact with China
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], April 21 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Wednesday said that the Solomon Islands should not let itself be treated as a pawn after its signing of a security agreement with China.
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China wary of US officials' high-level visit to Solomon Islands
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 20 (ANI): As high-level US officials begin their visit to the Solomon Islands, Chinese media said this visit to the South Pacific archipelago is an attempt to nullify the already signed security pact.
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Security pact with Solomon Islands not aimed at any third party: China
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 19 (ANI): China on Tuesday defended the signing of security cooperation with the Solomon Islands, saying the agreement "does not target any third party."
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US warns China-Solomon Islands security deal can be destabilising
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 15 (ANI): The United States has expressed concern over the security pact between China and the Solomon Islands, saying this agreement will open the door for the deployment of Chinese military forces to the Pacific nation.
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Australian PM mentioned rationale in seeking to initiate AUKUS: MEA on PM
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): During meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison briefly mentioned the rationale from the Australian side in seeking to initiate the Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) trilateral security pact, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardh
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AUKUS: Macron, Biden agree 'open consultations among allies' could have av
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 22 (ANI): Almost a week after the announcement of the Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) trilateral security pact, US President Joe Biden and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron spoke on September 22 and decided to start in-depth consultations aimed at creating the cond
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AUKUS to have no effect on Quad functioning, Malabar exercise not linked Q
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): Ahead of the Quad leaders meeting in Washington, India on Tuesday said the trilateral AUKUS security pact will have no effect on the functioning of Quad and both the groupings have no similarities.
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Malaysian Prime Minister fears AUKUS security pact could trigger nuclear r
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], September 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The tripartite security partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS), under which Canberra plans to create a nuclear submarine fleet, could trigger a nuclear arms race in the Indo-Pacific region, Malaysian Pri
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