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Timor-Leste's Foreign Policy: Securing State Identity in the Post ...

Timor-Leste’s foreign policy is framed as a statecraft effort to secure a stable, independent identity while balancing regional power influences. Key points: - The Gusmão government expands bilateral ties with China to diversify partners, reduce overreliance on Australia and Indonesia, and bolster national identity and access to development resources. - Domestic economic imperatives drive policy choices: prefer onshore gas connections over offshore processing with Woodside,