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Talks in Fiji between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and leaders from the small island nations failed to reach an agreement, in a high-profile diplomatic setback for Beijing.

Ten Pacific island nations yesterday rebuffed China’s push for a wide-ranging regional security pact, amid worries that the proposal was designed to pull them into Beijing’s orbit. Talks in Fiji between Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi (王毅) and leaders from the island nations failed to reach an agreement, in a high-profile diplomatic setback for Beijing. China is offering to radically ramp up its activities in the South Pacific, directly challenging the influence of the US and its allies in the strategically vital region. The proposed pact would see Beijing train Pacific isl...

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong’s energetic arrival into the diplomatic ‘fight’ between China and Australia regarding Pacific islands nations appears to be bearing fruit, but China is playing a long game.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — China wants 10 small Pacific nations to endorse a...

The agreement covers everything from joint policing to economic policy such as fisheries in the Pacific.