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Ben James

Australia seeks Fiji security deal despite China fears

Penny Wong didn't directly respond to questions of Chinese pushback over a proposed pact with Fiji. (Ben James/AAP PHOTOS)

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has downplayed concerns of pushback from China over a proposed security pact between Australia and Fiji.

Senator Wong held talks with Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in the Pacific island nation's capital, Suva, as they spruiked the yet-to-be-signed Vuvale agreement between the two countries.

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