Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China
Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific
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Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China
Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South PacificABC News - 14m -
Australia strikes ‘rugby diplomacy’ deal to counter China
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Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team starting in 2028
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Papua New Guinea to join NRL under historic deal with a China ‘escape clause’
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