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In the Solomon Islands, Wong takes first tentative steps in repairing a strained relationship

Foreign Minister Penny Wong was no doubt expecting a cooler reception than her three previous visits to the Pacific when she touched down in Honiara last Friday. The Solomon Islands government website had not even listed the Australian minister’s visit – but it did note the first visit of a…

The Conversation · Jun 19, 2022

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Two years after Galwan: How much has changed in India-China ties?

In this episode of Worldview, we examine the changes in India-China ties after two years of the Galwan clash

The Hindu · Jun 17, 2022

Fiji's former coup leaders Frank Bainimarama and Sitiveni Rabuka to face off in tense election battle

Fiji's national election is set to be a contest between two former military coup leaders, both with experience serving as prime minister. Campaigning is already in full swing and voters could potentially head to the polls next month.

ABC News · Jun 16, 2022

Xi Jinping announces plans to allow Chinese military to undertake 'armed forces operations' abroad

According to China's government, Xi Jinping has signed off on a set of new trial outlines that allow for Chinese "armed forces operations" that aren't war, and set a legal basis for the PLA to "safeguard China's national sovereignty, security and development interests".

ABC News · Jun 14, 2022

Insights From Africa As China Stumbles in the Pacific

Investment, infrastructure, and influence building – what worked for China before may not again elsewhere.

The News Lens · Jun 14, 2022

China, New Zealand foreign ministers discuss Pacific involvement

China and New Zealand foreign ministers spoke on a video call late on Monday and discussed China's role in the Pacific region, the two countries confirmed in separate statements.

Reuters · Jun 14, 2022

Fiji says climate change, not conflict, is Asia's biggest security threat

Fiji's defence minister said on Sunday that climate change posed the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region, a shift in tone at a defence summit that has been dominated by the war in Ukraine and disputes between China and the United States.

Reuters · Jun 12, 2022

Australia, New Zealand unite on China's Pacific threat

Australia’s prime minister says after a meeting with his New Zealand counterpart that the two nations are in lockstep in their policies toward the Pacific islands, where China's influence is growing

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Biden envoy to visit Marshall Islands as U.S. concerns grow about China's Pacific push

President Joe Biden's special envoy for talks with three tiny but strategically important Pacific island nations will lead a delegation to the Marshall Islands next week amid growing U.S. worries about China's efforts to expand its influence in the region.

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

Pacific leaders reach crucial deal to restore political unity, as China’s interest in region accelerates

The agreement, which stops the region’s key diplomatic body, PIF, from splitting, lifts a ‘big dark, dark cloud that has been hanging over the Pacific’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 8, 2022