Beijing would gain a strategic beachhead under a draft security agreement with the Solomon Islands, the New York Times reports.
China has reportedly negotiated a secret security pact with the Solomon Islands, setting off alarm bells in the US and Australia because of the potential for Beijing gaining a South Pacific beachhead from which it could block shipping traffic.
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