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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Kirsty Needham

New Caledonia says it won't be 'trojan horse' for big powers in the Pacific

FILE PHOTO: New Caledonia President Louis Mapou looks on after attending the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Suva, Fiji July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham

The pro-independence president of New Caledonia, a French overseas territory, said he didn't want New Caledonia to be used as a "trojan horse" in the Pacific islands, amid global power jostling for influence in the region.

New Caledonia attended the Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Fiji this week for the first time since joining the peak regional group in 2016, amid debate over geopolitical competition between China and the United States.

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