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Old 18th Oct 2019, 11:14
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Originally Posted by ORAC
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/c...mons-j7mtcjh2f

Chinese company leases island in the Solomons

Beijing has extended its influence and control over the approaches to Australia by leasing a Pacific island from the impoverished Solomon Islands. The deal to rent the island of Tulagi to a conglomerate closely linked to the Chinese government has raised concerns that Beijing will establish a military foothold about 1,000 miles from Australia’s northeast coast.
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Yup how dare they............. wonder who they got that idea from ? Cypriots / Diego Garcians / Cubans.
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