The great value of a small island nation

After Tuvalu, Australia has conquered the island nation of Nauru to become an important strategic partner in the South Pacific region. Both Tuvalu and Nauru have signed agreements with Australia on security cooperation and safety monitoring in their territorial waters.

Both Tuvalu and Nauru are small and sparsely populated island nations in the region. But the significance of the above agreements is very strategic and important for Canberra, in which Australia has the right to jointly decide and veto any agreement that these two island nations sign with other partners in the world . It can be seen immediately that China is targeted and loses the most. For both these island nations, Australia has been very successful in becoming an alternative partner to China. Up to now, such veto power is very rare in cooperation agreements between countries.

Aerial photo of Nauru Island.

PHOTO: The US Department of the Environment's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program.

This model of cooperation with Tuvalu and Nauru is Canberra's latest measure to respond to Beijing's efforts to conquer the South Pacific islands. The first and especially important success for China is the cooperation agreement with the Solomon Islands. In competing with Beijing in this region, Canberra has a distinct advantage because it is closer to the island nations geographically and has relationships and connections from the past. If only it is willing to "open its wallet" like China, Australia can promote its advantages and advantages more prominently.

Small island states are now of even greater value to Australia because the South Pacific is so important to the future of the entire Indo-Pacific region. Canberra needs to build its greatest influence in the small island region to become the architect of the larger region.

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