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#PNG: US SecDef Austin and French President Macron visiting Papua New Guinea & What is to be done? Cleo Paskal, FDD.

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John Batchelor

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🗓️ 27 July 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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#PNG: US SecDef Austin and French President Macron visiting Papua New Guinea & What is to be done? Cleo Paskal, FDD.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/defense-secretary-makes-historic-visit-to-papua-new-guinea/ar-AA1enhBp

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/23/emmanuel-macron-pacific-tour-png-new-caledonia-papa-new-guinea


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0:00.0

To keep my business ahead of the game, I knew I needed some fresh ideas and fast.

0:07.0

That's why I decided to host a young person on a tea level industry placement.

0:12.0

My student has already brought loads of new skills into the workplace.

0:16.0

Plus, we're getting first pick of new talent coming into our area of business on a local level.

0:22.0

It's been a total win-win.

0:25.0

Go next level with tea levels.

0:27.0

Search Skills Revolution.

0:30.0

This is CBSI in the world with Cleopascal of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.

0:40.0

I'm John Bachelor and we have Anthony Blinken, the Secretary of State, saying the right thing in Tonga.

0:46.0

Saying economic coercion is China's weapon, political warfare.

0:50.0

They also straight up bully.

0:53.0

And we go to Papua Nagini where two events are at hand.

0:57.0

Cleo's teaching me this map.

0:59.0

And it's amazing how when I see someone show up, I go, Cleo told me this was going to happen.

1:05.0

Not only is the Secretary of Defense Mr. Austin making the first visit to Papua Nagini ever buy a Secretary of Defense, but lending it Port Morseby, I believe.

1:16.0

But also within these next days we have the announcement from Paris that the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, will be visiting Papua Nagini along with New Caledonia.

1:26.0

The Polynesian, Polynesia, the French Polynesia and one other.

1:31.0

So there's a great deal of attention to these crowded waters.

1:36.0

Cleo, is it a good thing that Austin is there?

1:38.0

Does that strengthen the US's hand in the political contest at Port Morseby?

1:44.0

I think it does.

1:45.0

Absolutely.

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