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Australia is spending billions in its Pacific 'contest' with China — but is it worth it?

Australia is about to sign another wide-ranging, billion-dollar treaty in the Pacific, this time with Solomon Islands. But as it battles its "contest" with China, a question lingers: Is it value for m...

Australia is about to sign another wide-ranging, billion-dollar treaty in the Pacific, this time with

Solomon Islands. But as it battles its "contest" with China, a question lingers: Is it value for money?

SOURCE: ABC News AU - Int'l 2
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