Beijing Only Needs to ‘Win Once’ in South Pacific Contest: Former Intelligence Agency Boss

Beijing Only Needs to ‘Win Once’ in South Pacific Contest: Former Intelligence Agency Boss
Former East Timorese leader Xanana Gusmao (R) greets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) during a meeting in Dili on June 4, 2022. VALENTINO DARIEL SOUSA/AFP via Getty Images
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Australia needs to push China back “every time” in the South Pacific contest while Beijing only needs to win once to achieve its goal, warns the former head of Australia’s spy agency.

The comment comes as Australia and China continue jostling for influence in the South Pacific, with Anthony Albanese recently making his first trip as Australian Prime Minister to Indonesia, only days after Chinese Minister Wang Yi finished his tour to eight Pacific nations.

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