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Pacific leaders are increasingly concerned that Washington’s actions in the region conflict with their objectivesA delay by the US in providing crucial funding to Pacific Island nations is fuelling concern in the region – but questions about the compet…
Read MoreLeaders discussed phasing out fossil fuels and navigating Washington and Beijing’s battle for regional dominance, all while internal tensions bubbled below the surfaceLeaders from Pacific island countries – together with Australia and New Zealand – hav…
Read MoreClimate change and rising strategic competition among issues facing leaders at region’s most important political gathering The leaders of Pacific nations will gather in the Cook Islands this week for the most closely watched meeting on the regional cal…
Read MoreThe US has been racing to reopen embassies and deepen links with Pacific countries in wake of Solomon Islands security pact with ChinaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily new…
Read MoreUS says it is disappointed prime minister Manasseh Sogavare will not attend Monday’s summit, amid race for influence with ChinaThe White House has said it is disappointed the Solomon Islands prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, will not attend a Pacific …
Read MoreSome fishers say they lack information and worry about Japan’s plan to discharge treated wastewater into the seaEvery day fisher Charlie Maleb takes his string lines and his nets out from Wala Island, Vanuatu, into the Pacific Ocean.The 54-year-old dro…
Read MoreAlbanese hails Pacific Island Leaders Forum a success but Fiji’s prime minister says Australia must end its ‘fossil fuel addiction’Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastPacific leaders have welcomed Australia’s “renewed …
Read MoreFijian police escort the men from media space where US vice-president Kamala Harris was making virtual addressTwo Chinese defence attaches have been kicked out by Fijian police from a Pacific Islands Forum meeting at which the US vice-president, Kamala…
Read MoreVice-president Kamala Harris has announced postings in Kiribati and Tonga as leaders gather in Fiji for the Pacific Islands ForumGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastThe US has announced a major step-up in its engagement …
Read MoreOpposition leader calls withdrawal from PIF an ‘extreme move’ and claims the reasons offered by Kiribati’s president were just excusesKiribati’s decision to withdraw from the Pacific Islands Forum on the eve of the event was an extreme move driven by p…
Read MoreNew Zealand prime minister says leaders had been trying to persuade Kiribati not to withdraw from the forumJacinda Ardern says total membership is “critical” for the Pacific Islands Forum in the wake of the shock departure of Kiribati on the eve of the…
Read MoreWashington is ‘stepping up across the board’ its engagement with Pacific nations, says White House officialThe United States plans to propose a new initiative to address issues in the Pacific next week as it scrambles to offset China’s thrust into the …
Read MorePacific leaders have sent a strong message that countries who want to partner with them must treat them with respect and take action on climate changeChinese foreign minister Wang Yi is nearing the end of a marathon tour of eight Pacific states. By Sat…
Read MoreForeign minister uses speech in Fiji to declare ‘this is a different Australian government’ that will act responsibly on climate changeFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe ne…
Read MoreThe draft communique reveals the ambitious scope of Beijing’s intent in the Pacific and a coherent desire from China to seek to shape the regional order Ten years ago, Pacific security thinkers would debate whether Chinese engagement in the Pacific was…
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