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  1. Anthony Albanese outlines Australia's strategic future in the Indo-Pacific, focusing on deepening ties with Southeast Asia, expanding trade, and managing the relationship with China.
  2. Australia is pursuing influence in the Indo-Pacific, using diplomatic trips to Fiji and Solomon Islands to compete with China.
  3. Australia signed security treaties with Pacific countries while China conducted missile tests, fueling regional competition.

Kiribati and Nauru sided with China on regional issues, while the Pacific Islands Forum debated action against China's missile test.

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Kiribati and Nauru sided with China on regional issues, while the Pacific Islands Forum debated action against China's missile test.

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  1. Australia blamed both Kiribati and Nauru for issuing a toned-down statement regarding regional issues.Sub-event
  2. Kiribati re-established ties with Beijing.Sub-event
  3. PIF foreign ministers meet in Suva to discuss the fallout of China's missile test, with Kiribati blocking consensus.Sub-event
  4. Kiribati and Nauru align with China on regional issues amid Forum debates over missile tests.1 source

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