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Outcry as China stops Pacific journalists questioning Wang Yi
Beijing’s foreign minister signing bilateral deals with leaders but reporters are blocked, sometimes physicall…
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China’s foreign minister tells Pacific leaders ‘don’t be too anxious’ after they reject regional security pact
Several Pacific nations reportedly want to defer action on the draft agreement or have it amendedPacific count…
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Deal proposed by China would dramatically expand security influence in Pacific
Leaked copy of draft shows Beijing wants more involvement in policing, cybersecurity and marine mappingChina i…
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Solomon Islands journalists shut out of China foreign minister visit, raising secrecy concerns
Wang Yi will visit eight countries in 10 days, but media access to his diplomatic push has been severely restr…
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Climate crisis – not China – is biggest threat to Pacific, say former leaders
Pacific Elders Voice group says military tension ‘created by China and the US and its allies’ are secondary to…
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Solomons PM could use Chinese police to stay in power, key provincial adviser fears
Celsus Irokwato Talifilu says ordinary people also worried about being caught in a conflict between China and …
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US won’t rule out military action if China establishes base in Solomon Islands
Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink warns security pact presents ‘potential regional security implications’One of th…
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Solomon Islands’ security pact with China raises the question – is Australia the partner for the Pacific it thinks it is? | Kate Lyons
There may not be a direct link between climate policy and the agreement, but it has contributed to the dimming…
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China requested heavily armed security team be sent to Solomon Islands, leaked documents reveal
The 10-person detail was to be armed with pistols, rifles, two machine guns and a sniper rifle to protect Chin…
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‘We had to mimic to everyone to run’: how Tonga’s volcano and tsunami disaster unfolded
Journalist Marian Kupu recounts the moment of the eruption and the panic that followedTonga is used to natural…
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Fears for Tonga’s tiny Mango island as every house destroyed
Tsunami waves reaching up to 15 metres hit remote area that sent distress signalThe Tongan government has rais…
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EU could suspend Vanuatu visa-free travel over ‘golden passports’ scheme
EU states set to vote on proposal after commission found deficiencies including ‘the granting of citizenship t…
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Experts warn Papua New Guinea is potential breeding ground for new Covid variants
PNG, where less than 5% of the adult population is vaccinated, is creating opportunities for the virus to spre…
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Pandora papers: Samoa defends its offshore industry, points to ‘key levers’ in bigger countries
Pacific country says it faces ‘diabolical challenges’ due to larger nations and that they play a much bigger r…
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Vaccines on horseback: Fiji doctors take long and muddy road to protect remote villages from Covid
A team of medics hiked in the mountains for hours to take supplies to the small village of NakidaSee all our c…