China shelves regional trade and security deal with Pacific island nations
China has shelved its plan to sign a regional agreement with Pacific island nations.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi has been travelling to Pacific nations and...
Fiji – China discuss global challenges
A meeting was convened Monday between Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and Chinese’s State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi.
In his remarks...
Chinese visit not about geopolitical point-scoring: Fiji PM Bainimarama
Geopolitical point scoring means nothing to a nation whose communities are slipping beneath rising seas, whose jobs have been lost to a pandemic and...
“No one asked us” – Samoa PM Mata’afa on geopolitics and the Pacific...
Samoa’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa has criticised the manner in which regional issues had been dealt with recently...
Niue continues relations with China
Niue's Premier Dalton Tagelagi spoke with State Councillor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi as part of a meeting of Ministers of Foreign...
China falls short on big Pacific deal but finds smaller wins
By Aileen Torres-Bennett and Nick Perry
China fell short Monday on a bold plan to have 10 Pacific nations endorse a sweeping new agreement...
China’s foreign minister to meet with Pacific nations amid push for sweeping regional deal
China’s foreign minister will meet with his Pacific counterparts in a crucial meeting on Monday during which China is expected to encourage Pacific countries...
Palau’s President urges Pacific neighbours to ‘tread cautiously’ in agreements with China
The President of the Pacific island nation of Palau has recalled World War Two in a warning other regional leaders that wide-ranging trade and...
China’s influence in the Pacific is growing, former Tuvalu PM says it’s a...
China's growing influence in the Pacific is a “scary development” for the region, according to the former prime minister and current opposition leader of...
Forum SG Puna welcomes China’s climate change commitments
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has welcomed China’s climate change commitments.
He made the statement when he met with Chinese State Councillor and...
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