China’s end game for South Pacific and why it matters now

19 May 2024

China’s end game for South Pacific and why it matters now
SAN FRANCISCO: China is trying to win deals in the South Pacific this week and roll back traditional Western influence, experts say, as the foreign minister continues a 10-day visit to the region. Analysts say the quest for deals shows in Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s travels to the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and East Timor. He wraps up his tour on Saturday. China signed a security pact with the Solomons in April. Wang fell short of signing a pan-Pacific accord earlier in the week but has reached agreements with individual countries, including... Read More
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