TOKYO -- Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister of Australia, said Canberra will eye a more active role in assisting the development of island nations now that China is making inroads into the Pacific.
China's most recent stunt in Australia's neighborhood -- signing a security pact with the Solomon Islands -- came last month.
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