Story Archive
2022-09-22
Remote countries in the region might not seem an obvious choice for China to influence but there have been benefits for both sides.
2022-09-20
U.S. security deals in the northern Pacific are up for renewal in the next two years.
2022-09-02
The island nation in the South Pacific has been growing closer to China following a security pact signed in March.
2022-06-30
The naval exercise takes place as Beijing accused Western allies of trying to create an Asian NATO.
2022-05-31
The foreign ministry failed to get nations to sign the China-Pacific Island Countries Common Development Vision.
2022-05-27
Dueling diplomacy as foreign ministers arrive in the region on the same day.
2022-04-26
Lack of transparency about the security agreement with Beijing is Washington’s “fundamental concern.”
2022-04-20
A U.S. delegation led by National Security Council official Kurt Campbell is visiting Honaira this week.
2022-04-06
The Chinese embassy in the South Pacific nation rejects suggestions about such a prospect as “misinformation.”
2022-03-30
“We are not pressured in any way by our new friends,” Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says.
2022-03-28
Meanwhile, Australia’s prime minister reiterates his nation’s concerns with the planned agreement.
2022-03-24
The security agreement, if approved, would be eyed with concern by the United States, Australia.
2022-02-14
Biden administration publishes 19-page strategy document for region that includes action plan for next 12-24 months.
2022-02-10
Fiji and other islands in Pacific are “key diplomatic battlefield” between China and Taiwan, one analyst says.
2021-04-07
A tuna cannery on American Samoa temporarily suspended operations because of a lack of fish.