Category : News
Author: RNZ

Kiribati formalised up to 10 agreements with China "to further elevate cooperation" between the two countries following Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to the island last Friday.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/468164/kiribati-signs-multiple-deals-to-work-more-closely-with-china-govt-says
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Category : News
Author: Michael Morrah

China's Foreign Minister has just finished his meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister, calling it a "success".

But a sweeping region-wide security and economic deal with multiple Pacific nations has been shelved with several island nations expressing concern.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/china-finishes-successful-meeting-with-fiji-as-nanaia-mahuta-plans-meeting-in-solomon-islands-following-signing-of-controversial-security-deal.html
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Category : Analysis
Author: Geoffrey Miller

ANALYSIS: As a new 'Great Game' for control of the Pacific escalates, New Zealand's foreign minister is coming under pressure from all sides.

For those keeping score, China has now signed co-operation agreements with Samoa and Kiribati, while the US has convinced Fiji to join its new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF).

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/analysis-nanaia-mahuta-under-pressure-as-pacific-s-geopolitical-great-game-heats-up.html
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Author: Newshub
Category : News
Author: TVNZ: 1News

China analyst Rodney Jones, a principal of Wigram Capital Advisors, said that "the geopolitical standoff has moved from the South China Sea to the South Pacific" and called for a rethink of New Zealand's security policy.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/29/new-focus-on-nzs-security-policy-needed-china-expert/
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China will consider building a police training centre in Solomon Islands, as Foreign Minister Wang Yi tours the Pacific in a bid to increase its influence in the region.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/468083/china-considers-funding-new-police-training-centre-in-solomon-islands
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