China’s Pacific Axis takes shape

Friday 27 May 2022

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PRC and Solomon Islands to forge “iron-clad” ties – Wang Yi reiterates that “China has no intention of establishing a military base in the Solomon Islands”, but what exactly is the definition of “military base”? Do upgraded ports that allow for visits by and refueling of large naval vessels count as a “base”?

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David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.