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Australia and Fiji Sign Mutual Defense Treaty in Major Pacific Security Shift

Australia and Fiji have signed the legally binding Ocean of Peace Alliance, committing each country to defend the other if attacked in a significant security partnership aimed at countering China's growing influence across the South Pacific.
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