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SYDNEY: Canberra will work with its allies to prevent China from setting up a military base on the Solomon Islands, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed on Sunday during a heated debate before the island-continent's May 21 elections.
China's growing clout in the Pacific has become a hot political issue in Australia ahead of the polls, following Beijing's announcement last month that it had signed a security pact with the Solomons.
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