The first stop of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent Pacific trip was Solomon Islands, where journalists have been complaining about their treatment since the government swapped diplomatic allegiance to Beijing from Taipei in 2019. …
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It’s been a month since the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted and cut off Tonga’s domestic and international communications. While satellite providers rushed to assist with restoring a basic connection, local media report that current …
US Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell observed on 11 January that the Pacific islands might be the part of the world ‘most likely to see certain kinds of a strategic surprise—basing or certain kinds of agreements …