China has pledged financial assistance to revamp a runway in the Southern Pacific nation of Kiribati, raising concerns of potential military usage.
The island is immediately south of the Marshall Islands, which hosts a US military site for missile tests, and is strategically positioned along sea lanes connecting the US and Australia.
Samuel Wong reports from Brisbane.
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