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In the depths of the ocean, a new contest between the US and China emerges
Around the Cook Islands, the world’s two most powerful countries are exploring the possibility of deep-sea min…
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‘We dreamed of a better future’: remembering the first moments of Papua New Guinea in 1975
Australia had governed PNG for decades and the transfer of power was an attempt to unify more than 800 languag…
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Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit amid China-linked power struggle
Exclusive: Prime minister Feletei Teo says Tuvalu may withdraw from crucial meeting after key countries such a…
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Vanuatu criticises Australia for extending gas project while making Cop31 bid
Climate minister says greenlighting North West Shelf project until 2070 is not the leadership Pacific countrie…
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New Vanuatu PM says he will ‘revisit’ 2022 security agreement with Australia
Exclusive: Jotham Napat said pact must be taken ‘back to the drawing board’ and should reflect climate change …
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Vanuatu presidential palace funded by China stirs debt fears
Beijing says ‘no strings attached’ to the complex unveiled last month amid wider concerns over loans the Pacif…
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Tuvalu prime minister calls on Australia for sovereignty ‘guarantees’ over treaty
Feleti Teo tells the Guardian Tuvaluans fear last year’s treaty may give Australia too much say over the Pacif…
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Culture, democracy and clout: why three Pacific countries are sticking with Taiwan
Tuvalu, Palau and the Marshall Islands hold diplomatic ties with Taiwan despite pressure from China to switch …
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Tuvalu election: what’s happening, and what could it mean for Taiwan, China and the Pacific?
The Pacific island has a population of just 11,000 but its political leadership could decide whether Taiwan lo…
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Stay or go? Offered a future away from home, Tuvalu’s people face a painful choice
Australia’s visa offer to residents of the Pacific island nation in the face of the climate crisis stokes mixe…