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‘We are family’: Anthony Albanese meets Solomon Islands PM amid tension over China deal

Manasseh Sogavare says relationship with Australia is ‘strong’ despite his recent security pact with Beijing

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese hugs Solomon Islands PM and preaches positivity at Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji

The first meeting between the Prime Minister and his Solomon Islands counterpart shows positive signs despite tensions over the China security pact, as Anthony Albanese kicks off his "positive energy" visit to Suva for the Pacific Islands Forum.

ABC News

US VP Harris launches Pacific push with new embassies, envoy

Suva (Fiji) (AFP) - The United States launched a major push into the Pacific Wednesday as it seeks to hold off China's advances in the region, with Vice President Kamala Harris announcing the opening of two new embassies at a key regional summit.

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Recognition or reclamation? Maritime zones still a priority for Pacific Islands

Pacific nations will ensure rising sea levels and ocean rights stay high on the agenda at this year’s Pacific Islands Forum.

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Police remove two Chinese defence attaches from Pacific Islands Forum meeting

Fijian police escort the men from media space where US vice-president Kamala Harris was making virtual address

The Guardian - AU

Barred China shows up at Pacific forum

China was keen to hear a speech by United States Vice President Kamala Harris at the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji, dispatching two officials to attend.

AAP

US VP Harris launches $600m push into the Pacific

Suva (Fiji) (AFP) - The United States launched a major push into the Pacific on Wednesday, seeking to hold off China’s advance in the region, with Vice President Kamala Harris announcing $600 million in funding at a key regional summit.

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The Guardian - AU

Albanese vows respect, energy in Pacific

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has landed in Suva, Fiji for the Pacific Island Forum leaders' meeting.

AAP

US announces new embassies in major Pacific push as it jostles with China for influence in region

Vice-president Kamala Harris has announced postings in Kiribati and Tonga as leaders gather in Fiji for the Pacific Islands Forum

The Guardian - AU

Seeds of strategic conflict sprouting in Pacific

China's rise is never far from the mind at the Pacific Islands Forum, as the US ramps up its diplomacy and regional leaders speak of growing geopolitical pressure.

Newsroom.co.nz

US Vice-President Kamala Harris makes virtual appearance at Pacific Islands Forum to unveil major plans for the region

Despite major powers being sidelined from the Pacific Islands Forum, Vice-President Kamala Harris appears virtually to make a series of announcements showing the US is intent on reasserting its presence in the region as China continues to expand its footprint.

ABC News

Pacific islands youth 'cannot wait' for climate change action - Vanuatu

The leader of Vanuatu, pushing to take climate change to the international court, said the slow pace of international negotiations over emissions reduction was "totally out of step" with the impact Pacific islands are seeing.

Reuters

The Pacific faces a radioactive future

Japan plans to dump radioactive water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean, but its effects on Pacific nations are not clear, Robert H. Richmond writes as the Pacific Islands Forum meets.

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Australia foreign minister urges Pacific neighbors to unite

Australia’s foreign minister is urging Pacific island neighbors to unite on their shared challenges of U.S.-China strategic competition, climate change and COVID-19

The Guardian - AU

China influenced Kiribati exit from Pacific Islands Forum, MP claims

Opposition leader calls withdrawal from PIF an ‘extreme move’ and claims the reasons offered by Kiribati’s president were just excuses

AAP

PIF leaders lament loss of Pacific unity

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong has joined calls urging Micronesian breakaway nation Kiribati to return to the Pacific Islands Forum.

The Guardian - AU

Pacific summit: Suva near to bursting as PIF meeting turns Fiji’s pandemic bust to boom

Everybody in the Fijian capital is run off their feet as delegates converge for the Pacific Islands Forum and give a glimpse of the good times again

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Australia, NZ sign up for ICJ climate case

Campaigners appear to have persuaded Australia and New Zealand to back Vanuatu’s bid to have climate change commitments underscored by international law.

ABC News

Prime Minister pitches to restore Australia's climate reputation at Sydney Energy Forum ahead of Pacific Islands Forum

Anthony Albanese will tell the Sydney Energy Forum that Australia is ambitious about helping the world reduce carbon emissions and wants to use its research and engineering capacity to help develop more clean energy technologies.

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Ardern won't speculate on Kiribati withdrawal from PIF

The PM is downplaying suggestions China played a role in Kiribati breaking ties with the Pacific Islands Forum, saying while the move is disappointing, it's not a sign of wider disunity.

The Guardian - AU

Pacific Islands Forum: Ardern says total membership ‘critical’ as PIF shaken by Kiribati’s exit

New Zealand prime minister says leaders had been trying to persuade Kiribati not to withdraw from the forum

AFP

Kiribati quits key Pacific island bloc

Suva (Fiji) (AFP) - Kiribati has quit the premier bloc of Pacific island nations, fracturing the group just as its leaders launch a summit to grapple with rising seas and China's security ambitions in the region.

Al Jazeera

Pacific islands summit begins amid US-China battle for influence

Key summit comes as region grapples with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and US-China rivalry.

Reuters

Kiribati's shock withdrawal overshadows Pacific leaders meeting

The withdrawal of the remote Pacific island nation of Kiribati from the region's key diplomatic group has overshadowed the Pacific Islands Forum as leaders arrive in Fiji for the first in-person meeting in two years.

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