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Papua New Guinea’s leader, in a historic address to Australia’s parliament, has urged MPs not to give up on his impoverished nation as China makes fresh overtures to gain a security presence.

James Marape, the prime minister, became the first Pacific leader to speak at the Australian parliament as Canberra and its allies seek to convince him not to sign a security pact with Beijing that threatens to put Chinese forces on Australia’s doorstep.

The gravity of the effort to convince Papua New Guinea (PNG) to rebuff China’s overtures was underscored by the presence of the US ambassador to Australia, Caroline Kennedy — the daughter of John F Kennedy — for Marape’s speech, as well as that of Australia’s defence chiefs.

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