This general view shows the Civic Center where the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) took place in Aiwo on the island of Nauru on Sept. 4, 2018. Mike Leyral/AFP/Getty Images
The Australian government is investigating whether Nauru’s new AU$1 billion (US$650 million) development deal with a Chinese corporation breaches an ongoing bilateral security pact.
That pact, agreed to in December 2024, requires Nauru to seek Australia’s consent before entering into any third-party security arrangement, including projects involving critical infrastructure such as telecommunications or banking.
