American officers urged Papua New Guinea to reject the China Security Agreement

Senior officials of the United States State Department urged Papua New Guinea, refused to accept the potential security agreement proposed by China, and warned this Pacific country that any security guarantee in Beijing will have consequences and costs.

Reuters reported that the US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma said in an interview published on Monday (February 5), a pioneer in Sydney: "We have seen that China's commitment to national defense or investmentIt will bring high costs.

Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Justin Tkachenko disclosed to Reuters last week that Papua New Guinea is conducting preliminary consultations with China on a potential security agreement.

Takqinke said that China proposes to provide training, equipment and monitoring technologies for Papua New Guinea Police Force.

The United States and allies Australia have regarded the Pacific Island country as their sphere of influence for many years. After signing a security agreement with the Solomon Islands in 2022, the United States and Australia have always tried to prevent Pacific Island countries from establishing security relations with China.

Wil will go to Australia after visiting the South Pacific. He said that this is a competition for the influence of rich resources in resources. "We must go all out."

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Malape will give a speech at the Australian Parliament later this week.Papua New Guinea has previously called Australia and the United States as security partners, and China is an important economic partner.

Verma said: "We hope people will choose a country based on rules and countries that meet international standards to conduct security arrangements, carry out investment opportunities or advance interconnection."

He said: "This is not the case in China. China's behavior has shown that it is not interested in rules -based modern order."

Verma warned the "false commitment of dictatorship", and also said that the country that invests with China has now discovered that this may be a "debt trap", and he said, "You have other choices."