Canberra, Aug. 22 -- The Australian government is looking into whether the new AUD 1 billion (USD 650 million) development agreement between Nauru and a Chinese corporation violates an existing bilateral security accord, The Epoch Times (TET) reported.

This agreement, established in December 2024, mandates that Nauru obtain Australia's approval before forming any third-party security alliances, including those related to critical infrastructure such as telecommunications or banking.

This exclusivity requirement is intended to prevent a recurrence of the 2022 security pact between the Solomon Islands and Beijing, which grants the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) the authority to deploy armed forces and naval ships in the area.

In exchange ...