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What does it mean for the FSM to tell China it opposes AUKUS and supports the Global Security Initiative?

Countries are balancing against China—just like a student of international relations would predict.

Pacific Islands Forum members face challenging conversations about the prickly US-China relationship and its effect on the region. On October 18, 2023, two statements were made at the United Nations - one condemning China's human rights record in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong, and the other backing China's position in these regions. The first statement, [...] The post Pacific wrestles with the great China-US divide appeared first on 360.

Pacific Islands Forum members face challenging conversations about the prickly US-China relationship and its effect on the region.

Pacific Islands Forum members face challenging conversations about the prickly China-U.S. relationship and its effect on the region.

Papua New Guinea's recent defence of a landmark US security pact included a message to China that it was business as usual, as the Pacific becomes a new theatre for great power rivalry. The Defence Cooperation Agreement, signed last month, would give US troops unrestricted access to some of PNG's seaports and airports - a move that could potentially bolster the US military's defence of its Guam bases in the Pacific "second island chain". The deal signalled greater presen...

Papua New Guinea's recent defence of a landmark US security pact included a message to China that it was business as usual, as the Pacific becomes a new theatre for great power rivalry. The Defence Cooperation Agreement, signed last month, would give US troops unrestricted access to some of PNG's seaports and airports - a move that could potentially bolster the US military's defence of its Guam bases in the Pacific "second island chain". The deal signalled greater presen...

The United States retains enormous advantages in Oceania and should not be alarmed by Chinas security activities in the region. Washington should nevertheless keep a close eye on Beijings moves, particularly against small and weak nations that will struggle to counter Chinese coercive activities on their own.

There is less to Beijing’s security gains in the Pacific than meets the eye.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi”s recent visit to Papua New Guinea – the first by any Indian premier – coincided with the US inking a defence agreement with