
澳洲與索羅門群島預計未來數週簽署協議,坎培拉承諾提供9.8億澳元資助,深化雙方夥伴關係並抗衡中國影響力。
澳洲與索羅門群島預計未來數週簽署新協議,澳洲將額外資助9.8億澳元深化夥伴關係。此舉旨在抗衡中國在太平洋島國日益增長的影響力,並重塑兩國外交關係。
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索羅門群島在前總理蘇嘉瓦瑞任內與台灣斷交並改與中國建交,2022年簽署安全協議引發美澳警戒。
澳洲總理艾班尼斯上任後,積極發展與太平洋島國關係,抗衡區域內中國日漸增長的影響力。(法新社)
澳洲廣播公司(ABC)8日報導,澳洲與索羅門群島預計未來數週簽署協議,內容包括坎培拉承諾向荷尼阿拉政府額外資助9.8億澳元(約新台幣223億元),深化雙方的夥伴關係。
索羅門群島在前總理蘇嘉瓦瑞(Manasseh Sogavare)任內與台灣斷交,改與中國建交並積極發展雙邊關係,在2022年與北京簽署安全協議,引發澳洲與美國警戒。澳洲總理艾班尼斯(Anthony Albanese)同年5月上任後,試圖翻轉索中合作,並重建澳索關係。
澳洲智庫「羅伊國際政策研究院」(Lowy Institute)太平洋島國計畫主任諾貝陶(Oliver Nobetau)指出,澳洲試圖以白紙黑字鞏固其做為太平洋島國潛在盟友的地位,使中國逐漸邊緣化。但由於索中仍維持安全協議,不太可能一夕斷絕往來,坎培拉也需要時間證明自身為實際可行的安全夥伴。
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澳洲與索羅門群島未來數週將簽署協議
Very likely · Within weeks

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