Draft communique shows how China is ramping up its Pacific ambitions | The World

Australian officials are dealing with the fallout from a draft communique sent by China to ten Pacific Island nations. The proposed arrangement would give China greater access to natural resources and cooperate more closely on security and strategic matters. Senior lecturer in security studies at the University of Massey, Anna Powles, tells The World the scope of China's ambitions was a surprise. Subscribe: 🤍ab.co/1svxLVE ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: 🤍ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: 🤍ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: 🤍ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: 🤍facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: 🤍instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: 🤍twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia