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In late May, as President Biden was wrapping up his visit to Asia, China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, launched a 10-day tour of the Pacific Islands. Almost immediately, news broke that Wang had unexpectedly proposed a sweeping multilateral agreement to deepen Beijing’s security and economic ties with the region, then quickly withdrew it due to lack of support from the Pacific Island countries. This followed a controversial Solomon Islands-China security pact signed in April that set off alar...

Commentary In late May, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a virtual summit with the leaders of several ...

Forewarned is forearmed… As China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, visits the nations of the Pacific, the rest of the world looks on in hope, or rather…

Analysis - China talks a lot about consensus, but has done very little to seek it in the Pacific, Stephen Dziedzic writes.

China and Australia's duel diplomatic visits to the Pacific Islands has dominated headlines this week. Amid all the high-level talks, we asked community members how they feel about the sudden attention and the relationship tug-of-war in the region.

Australia's Foreign Minister has pledged Australia's commitment to taking stronger action on climate after meeting with Samoa's Prime Minister in Apia.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met with President Joe Biden amid China's concerted push to increase its clout in the region

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urged President Joe Biden to engage more with Pacific Island states amid China's concerted push to increase its clout in the region when she met with the U.S. leader at the White House on Tuesday. "We'll be encouraging the United States to really continue and strengthen engagement in our…

Talks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and 10 Pacific Island nations failed to reach an agreement on a wide-ranging security deal Monday, after sharp warnings the proposal would push the region into 'Beijing's orbit'.

Move driven by worry that proposal is designed to pull them into Beijing’s orbit.