A new security pact with Papua New Guinea (PNG) effectively expands Australia’s security influence to the edge of the South China Sea, according to one security analyst.
After months of delays, the “Puk Puk” security pact was signed on Oct. 6, elevating ties between both nations to the same level as Australia with the United States and New Zealand.
The deal means Australia or PNG have to come to the defence of one another in the event of an invasion.
It’s the first such new alliance for Australia in over 70 years, and the third after the United States and New Zealand. It is also the first of its kind for PNG, the largest and most populous of the Pacific nations outside of Australia and New Zealand….
PNG Pact Pushes Australia’s Security Frontier to the Edge of the South China Sea: Analyst
