SYDNEY -- Australia will spend $190 million Australian dollars ($118 million) to train and expand the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, its latest move to deepen partnerships in the Pacific in the face of Beijing's efforts to boost its regional influence.
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A police patrol car provided as part of aid from the Chinese government is pictures in the Solomon Island capital of Honiara. © AFP/Jiji
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