Australia Seeks Fiji Security Deal Despite China Fears

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

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong addresses journalists during a press conference in Beijing, China, on April 29, 2026. Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images

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

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.