Tag: China-US rivalry

By Dionisia Tabureguci in Suva The political superpowers of the world have been gently reminded this week of Fiji’s intention to turn the Pacific islands...

RNZ Pacific Solomon Islands opposition leader Matthew Wale has accused the country's Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, of mocking Solomon Islanders. On Monday, Solomon Islands signed nine...

RNZ Pacific Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele says the country joined an agreement with the United States only after changes to wording relating to...

RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea's new Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko has revealed to Australian media his country is moving to negotiate a security treaty with...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Solomon Islands government has threatened to ban or deport foreign journalists "disrespectful" of the country’s relationship with China, according to...

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan in Tumon, Guam Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero has expressed support for the Federated States of Micronesia’s move to oppose China’s proposed...

ANALYSIS: By Biman Chand Prasad in Suva The Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting has ended and what is intriguing is the deafening silence on declining...

COMMENTARY: By Megan Darby, editor of Climate Home News When it comes to the world’s two biggest emitters, we are caught between a secretive autocracy...

RNZ Pacific A senior French military commander says France should re-arm in the Pacific and consider restoring its forces to a level of 30 years...

ANALYSIS: The restrictions on Pacific news media during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent Pacific trip are only the most recent example of a...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Fiji police have evicted two Chinese defence attaches from a Pacific Islands Forum summit in Suva while US Vice-President Kamala Harris...

ANALYSIS: By Patricia A. O'Brien, Georgetown University Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong was no doubt expecting a cooler reception than her three previous visits to...

ANALYSIS: By the RNZ Pacific editorial team China has been successful in signing multiple bilateral agreements with almost a dozen Pacific Island nations during its...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned a media blackout imposed on events during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s 10-day tour of...

PNG Post-Courier Opposition People’s National Congress leader Peter O’Neill is urging Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape and the government to refrain from signing...

RNZ Pacific Aotearoa New Zealand's Pacific Minister Aupito William Sio is set to travel to Fiji tomorrow, while Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta is under increased...

ANALYSIS: By Joanne Wallis, University of Adelaide and Maima Koro, University of Adelaide Yet more proposed Chinese “security agreements” in the Pacific Islands have been...

RNZ Pacific The President of the Federated States of Micronesia says he has serious concerns about the details of two leaked Chinese government documents to...

RNZ Pacific A Pacific journalist believes the Kiribati government has been coerced by Beijing to accommodate China's foreign minister's visit. Kiribati authorities have confirmed that Wang...

ANALYSIS: By James Laurenceson, University of Technology Sydney Great power competition in the Asia-Pacific region has been building for years. But covid-19 has turbo-charged the...