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Australia and PNG Launch NRL Team as Soft Power Play
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- Australia and Papua New Guinea are jointly funding the establishment of the PNG Chiefs, a new NRL team, with a $600 million investment over 10 years.
- This initiative is seen as a strategic soft power move by Australia to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific, with an unwritten understanding that PNG would not sign a security pact with China.
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Australia and Papua New Guinea are jointly funding the establishment of the PNG Chiefs, a new NRL team, with a $600 million investment over 10 years. This initiative is seen as a strategic soft power move by Australia to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific, with an unwritten understanding that PNG would not sign a security pact with China.
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