Prospect of major China-PNG security pact hosed down

Anthony Albanese says Australia is the security partner of choice for Papua New Guinea. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

While it's too early to tell where security talks between Papua New Guinea and China will go, it's unlikely to result in a major pact that would shake the region, one expert says. 

PNG Foreign Minister Justin Tkachenko revealed Port Moresby and Beijing were in talks about a potential policing deal just weeks after riots broke out in the Pacific nation.