PNG's Marape Says No Foreign Bases as Australia's Defense Presence Grows

PNG's Marape says no foreign bases as Australia's defense presence grows

SYDNEY, Australia — Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the South Pacific island nation won’t allow foreign military bases, even as Australia steps up its presence at a naval port seen as central to blocking China in any regional conflict.

Amid geopolitical tensions: PNG leader says no foreign bases as Australia's defence presence grows