The Pacific looks set to benefit economically, but some countries may also face "danger" to their democracies, after China's president cements his grip on the country's leadership.
As widely anticipated, Xi Jinping was elected as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party on Sunday, his third term in that role, which will also likely see him elected as China's president in March.
The Pacific region has become a battleground for the intensifying power struggle between the US and China and as result of Mr Xi's re-election, that situation looks set to escalate.
