Papua New Guineans now know the US is set to have military facilities at six locations around the country. But when China gets involved in building wharves, though it appears to be a wharf for commercial ships to park, it's built with the equipment to hold military naval ships." "So there is talk that, apart from the US and Australia building a naval base on Manus, China is building a commercial one.
Kabuni said Manus was an important base during World War II and remains key strategic real estate for both China and the United States. Walen Parange /EVrOV7CWZ3- Bobby Jr June 21, 2023 US fighter jets now (21.06.23) at Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby. The remote northern island of Manus, most recently the site of Australia's controversial refugee detention camp, is set to assume far greater prominence in the region with the US eyeing both the naval base and the airport. This is money that (prime minister) James Marape wouldn't turn down," he said.
So the deal between Papua New Guinea and the United States comes with more than $US400 million support. "I think the politicians, especially PNG politicians, are either too naïve, or the benefits are too much for them to ignore. So we really don't know what goes on on the fringes of PNG's marine borders."īut Kabuni, who is completing his doctorate at the Australian National University, said whenever the US signs these sorts of deals with developing countries, the result is inevitably a heavy militarisation. "Papua New Guinea hasn't had an ability or capacity to manage its borders. Listen to interview with Michael Kabuni on Pacific Waves University of PNG political scientist Michael Kabuni says there is certainly a need for PNG to improve security at the border to stop, for instance, the country being used as a transit point for drugs such as methamphetamine and cocaine. The first agreement talks of reaffirming a strong defence relationship based on a shared commitment to peace and stability and common approaches to addressing regional defence and security issues. Last week they were presented to PNG MPs for ratification and made public. In May PNG's Defence Minister, Win Barki Daki, and US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, signed the Defence Co-operation Agreement and the Shiprider Agreement. Photo: RNZ Pacific/Lydia LewisĪ Papua New Guinean academic says the new security deals with the US will militarise his country and anyone who thinks otherwise is naïve. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and PNG Defence Minister, Win Barki Daki, sign a new bilateral defense cooperation agreement.
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