This is one scenario among others, studied closely in military circles, those where it is a question of anticipating potential threats.
The staff is fond of this kind of strategic studies.
The story begins with an environmental crisis in Vanuatu, continues with the arrival of massive aid from China for the benefit of the archipelago and the installation of a naval base of the People's Liberation Army a stone's throw away. from New Caledonia.
Then came an operation to destabilize the Caillou, France's strategic fulcrum in the Pacific Ocean.
The conclusion drawn by the staff is not known.
But the exercise itself bears witness to the attention paid to New Caledonia.
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The December 12 referendum rekindled concerns over a loss of influence in the Indo-Pacific.
Currently, 1,450 soldiers are stationed in this overseas territory within the Armed Forces of New Caledonia (FANC).
They carry out sovereignty missions,
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