Taiwan Warns of Growing Chinese Influence in Pacific, Urges Transparent Ties
by Pita Ligaiula of PACNEWS in Taipei Taiwan’s deputy Foreign Minister François Chih-chung Wu has warned that China’s growing influence in…
Category: Geopolitics
US Retreat Leaves Australia to Weigh Pacific Aid Gaps
by Ben McKay of AAP Australia and other development partners are moving to cover gaps across the Pacific as the…
O.U.R. Party Figures Set Up China-Linked Overseas Company Months Before Election
KEY POINTS: by Gina Maka’a, Ofani Eremae, Charley Piringi, and Lamantha Lano Just two months before Solomon Islands went to…
China, Australia on charm offensive with new Solomon Islands PM
by Charley Piringi A flurry of diplomatic visits from China, Australia and other countries to Solomon Islands has followed the…
Geopolitics is real in the region, says Solomons PMÂ
by Ronald F. Toito’ona Solomons Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says the geopolitical competition for influence in the region is real. …