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Wen Junjian. According to China Youth Network,Foreign Minister Tkachenko of Papua New Guinea, an island nation in the South Pacific, recently confirmed that the country is in talks with China on the content of police cooperation. For related news, China*** also responded that ——China regards PNG as a good friend and partner and is willing to continue cooperation and common development.
Tkachenko) Although Tkachenko stressed that he would not "ride the wall" and would not affect the defense cooperation relations that have been established with the United States and AustraliaHowever, after the recent riots, PNG may have seen the true face of the United States and Australia, which is why it is determined to seek the possibility of cooperation with China on security issues. Tkachenko said that the country has been in contact with the Chinese side before, and the Chinese side is willing to provide police training and other support projects, which may include training for the police force, police equipment, support for surveillance technology, etc.
China-Solomon Islands Police Cooperation Project).
Referring to the cooperation between China and the Solomon Islands, China has dispatched a police advisory team to the Solomon Islands to provide Solomon Islands with project support such as self-defense and counterattack training, equipment use skills training, survival training, and millions of dollars in police material support. These projects can also be provided to PNG.
The Great PNG Riots).
China has long been one of PNG's most important economic and trade partners, but PNG has pinned its security on the United States and Australia, with the US military using PNG's airports and ports and Australia providing police support.
In order to satisfy Australia, PNG Prime Minister Marape also stressed during his visit to Australia in December last year that his visit to China did not involve security and only covered economic aspects.
Marape) But then it was a big deal for MarapeIn early January, there were major riots in PNG, and the fuse of the riots seemed to be the issue of police salaries, which quickly turned into smashing and looting, and the infrastructure and Chinese shops in Port Moresby were severely damaged, and personnel ** appeared.
In the face of the riots, PNG did not turn to Australia for help, and Marape appealed to the military to help restore order and wanted people to "talk peacefully".
The Great PNG Riots).
This shows PNG's disappointment with Australia and even with the United States. PNG has been receiving economic dividends from China, but it is counting on the United States and Australia to provide security guarantees. However, in the end, the riots still happened, and for an economically underdeveloped country like PNG, the damage of the riots was very serious, especially the loss of Chinese assets, which would make the PNG economy even more severe. PNG did not turn to Australia for help, probably because it felt useless. If Australia can help solve the problem, the riots will not get out of control.
The local Chinese confirmed that the riots caused huge losses to the Chinese shops).
In fact, similar lessons have been encountered in the Solomon Islands, and there were also riots in the Solomon Islands in 2021, when Chinatown and Chinese shops were also the key targets. In the face of the riots, Sogavare's Sogavare leadership did not compromise, but continued to insist on cooperation with China. Later, a police cooperation agreement was reached, which the Solomon Islands believed that the relevant cooperation plugged the security loopholes discovered during the riots, and the so-called "threat theory" in the West is untenable.
Solomon Islands riots).
Now that PNG has also encountered its darkest moment, the country** must have woken up from a dream and realized that the United States is unreliable, and so is Australia. If you want to talk about security, you still have to ask the Chinese police for help.