A house divided against itself cannot stand; hence, the Pacific Islands Forum and the Micronesian bloc have mended their fences as the body has advanced significant reforms, among which is the rotation of leadership of the secretary general seat. In a two-day dialogue between the…
WASHINGTON, United States (Agence France-Press)—The United States plans to propose a new initiative to address Pacific island issues next week as it scrambles to offset China’s thrust into the region, a top White House official said Thursday. Washington is “stepping up across the board” its…
WELLINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) – Pacific security issues can and should be dealt with by regional nations, Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa said on Friday, while adding that China’s size made it an attractive economic partner. China’s growing influence in the Pacific and the…
TOKYO (Kyodo News)—Japan has dispatched a Maritime Self-Defense Force flotilla on a deployment to 11 Indo-Pacific countries and one foreign territory as part of joint naval exercises with the United States and other countries undertaken to counter a more assertive China. In the annual deployment…
Pohnpei Acting Governor Christina Elnei; Norleen Oliver-DeOrio, chair, Pohnpei State COVID-19 Task Force; Patrick Carl, director, Department of Public Safety; Patrick Pedrus, Pohnpei State Public Information Officer; Peter Sam, commissioner, Pohnpei Public Broadcasting Corporation were arrested on Thursday for over 200 counts of breaches of…
MAJURO (Radio New Zealand)—The United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) leaders said after completing the first round of talks last week that they hope to complete negotiations to renew provisions of an economic and security treaty by the end of this…
A house divided against itself cannot stand; hence, the Pacific Islands Forum and the Micronesian bloc have mended their fences as the body has advanced significant reforms, among which is the rotation of leadership of the secretary general seat. In a two-day dialogue between the…
PORT MORESBY, June 3 (Xinhua) — The sound relations between China and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will boost regional peace and development, visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Friday. Wang, who held talks here with Soroi Eoe, minister of foreign…
(RNZ Pacific) — Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi co-chaired the virtual China-Pacific Islands foreign ministers meeting with Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama in Suva on Monday, as he approached the halfway point in his marathon tour of the region. On the agenda was a region-wide…
TOKYO (NHK) — US President Joe Biden has expressed strong concern over China’s security accord with the Solomon Islands, and vowed deeper US involvement with Pacific island nations. Biden held a meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the White House on Tuesday.…
A Fijian journalist covering Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s meeting with Pacific leaders in Fiji told ABC News of the media’s displeasure over how they were treated at the two-day event. As the PIC leaders walked away from the proposed trade and security deal, members…
