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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Amy Remeikis

Wong announces new digital cable centre to limit China’s influence in Indo-Pacific

The Australian foreign minister, Penny Wong
Penny Wong said the cable connectivity and resilience centre is a response to the Indo-Pacific’s ‘most pressing challenges’. Photograph: Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images

Australia is stepping up its attempts to limit China’s influence in the Pacific, with the establishment of a new “cable connectivity and resilience centre” designed to boost connectivity for Pacific nations.

The foreign Minister, Penny Wong, will announce the centre while in Japan for the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting alongside counterparts from the United States, Japan and India.

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