US seeks defence agreement with Maldives - World Socialist Web Site
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US seeks defence agreement with Maldives
By K. Ratnayake
21 May 2013
The US is pushing the Maldivian government to sign a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to build military bases in the island country, which is in the middle of the Indian Ocean. It is another significant move by the Obama administration in its aggressive “pivot to Asia” to militarily encircle China in the vast Indo-Pacific theatre.
et New Zealand to increase military presence in South Pacific - World Socialist Web Site
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New Zealand to increase military presence in South Pacific
By John Braddock
21 May 2013
New Zealand is preparing to increase its military presence in the South Pacific, in close collaboration with the Australian government. The moves further align the two regional imperialist powers with the US Obama administration’s “pivot” to the Asia-Pacific and its aggressive confrontation of China.
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