Response to rumours of a Chinese military base in Vanuatu speak volumes about Australian foreign policy
- Written by Michael O'Keefe, Senior Lecturer of International Relations, La Trobe University
Reports that China plans to build a military base in Vanuatu seem to have little substance at this stage.EPA/Jerome Favre
Rumour has it that Vanuatu has agreed to a Chinese request to establish a military base. The substance of this rumour is highly speculative at the least and disingenuous at most. Regardless of the truth, the fact that it raises...