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China returns to Pacific with aid and influence push, report shows

Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai (right) receiving a key from Hu Chunhua, Vice-Chairman of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, during an official handover ceremony of the new presidential palace to the government of Vanuatu.
Property

China builds new presidential palace in Pacific’s Vanuatu

China's ambassador to Solomon Islands Li Ming (left) sits with officials aboard a Chinese naval hospital ship after it arrived into Honiara, Solomon Islands on Aug 19, 2023. Solomon Islands and Kiribati both severed diplomatic links with Taiwan in September 2019, switching to Beijing in the wake of a sustained charm offensive.
Global Enterprise

China scales back ‘loud and brash’ Pacific funding: report

Joe Biden vowed to make a priority of strengthening the US partnership with their countries and to help them address what he called the “existential threat” posed by the climate crisis.
International

Amid China concerns, Biden vows to address Pacific island needs

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a working lunch at the U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summit at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, Sept 28, 2022.
International

US rolls out red carpet to Pacific Islands amid China inroads

CHINA'S Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday (May 30) urged the Pacific region not to be "too anxious" about his country's aims after a meeting with his counterparts from 10 island nations deferred consideration of a sweeping trade and security communique.
International

China, Pacific islands unable to reach consensus on regional pact

Wang Yi during a meeting with Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa on May 28.
International

China aiming for greater influence with Pacific Islands summit

FIJI is joining US President Joe Biden's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), the White House said on Thursday (May 26), making it the first Pacific Island country in the plan that is part of a US effort to push back on China's growing regional influence.
International

White House welcomes Fiji to its Indo-Pacific economic plan

The wide-ranging draft agreement and 5-year plan, both obtained by AFP on Wednesday (May 25), will be the subject of discussion when Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi visits Pacific nations from Thursday.
International

China offers South Pacific free trade, security agreements: documents

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