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Australia, U.S. & China race to develop Pacific

2:31pm IST - 01:55

Australia's planning to spend nearly $70 million to connect two small Pacific island nations to high speed under-sea internet cables. The undersea cables are part of a vigorous new campaign by the United States and its allies to reassert their influence in the Pacific amid fears that the region is increasingly susceptible to diplomatic pressure from Beijing.

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Australia's planning to spend nearly $70 million to connect two small Pacific island nations to high speed under-sea internet cables. The undersea cables are part of a vigorous new campaign by the United States and its allies to reassert their influence in the Pacific amid fears that the region is increasingly susceptible to diplomatic pressure from Beijing.

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Australia, U.S. & China race to develop Pacific

2:31pm IST - 01:55