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China's top diplomat visits Myanmar amid opposition protest

China’s top diplomat has arrived on his first visit to Myanmar since the military seized power last year to attend a regional meeting

The Independent UK

Papua New Guinea election: what’s at stake?

The results will impact not only domestic policy but also the wider Pacific and geopolitical landscape

The Guardian - AU

China FM to visit Myanmar this weekend: junta spokesman

Yangon (AFP) - China's foreign minister will travel to Myanmar this weekend for a regional meeting, a junta spokesman told AFP Tuesday, in what will be Beijing's highest-profile visit since the military seized power.

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China pushes for Pacific foreign ministers meeting at same time Pacific Islands Forum meets

Beijing is attempting to muscle in on the Pacific's most important high-level gathering, pushing for a meeting with the region's foreign ministers on the same day as another key event.

ABC News

Sri Lankan group latest to arrive as China opens borders to Asian students

China is gradually allowing more students from Asian nations to return, over two years after closing its borders to most foreigners under a strict zero-Covid strategy. However, it is not clear when those from the West can also come back.

Bangkok Post

Borrell Visits Iran to Bring Nuclear Deal Back to Full Implementation

EU High Representative Josep Borrell visited Iran as part of the ongoing efforts to bring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) back to full implementation. Borrell arrived in Tehran Friday, accompanied by his deputy Enrique Mora, where he will meet Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials. Senior…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Anthony Albanese is invited to visit PNG but its citizens must first elect a prime minister

In less than a fortnight, Papua New Guineans will head to the polls in an election that will likely see James Marape or Peter O'Neill elected prime minister. With tensions in the region high, the vote is being closely watched.

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US officials find China-Solomon Islands security deal 'very troubling', internal emails reveal

Internal emails reveal United States officials described the signing of a security pact between China and Solomon Islands as "very troubling".

ABC News

In the Solomon Islands, Wong takes first tentative steps in repairing a strained relationship

Foreign Minister Penny Wong was no doubt expecting a cooler reception than her three previous visits to the Pacific when she touched down in Honiara last Friday. The Solomon Islands government website had not even listed the Australian minister’s visit – but it did note the first visit of a…

The Conversation

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Two years after Galwan: How much has changed in India-China ties?

In this episode of Worldview, we examine the changes in India-China ties after two years of the Galwan clash

The Hindu

Fiji's former coup leaders Frank Bainimarama and Sitiveni Rabuka to face off in tense election battle

Fiji's national election is set to be a contest between two former military coup leaders, both with experience serving as prime minister. Campaigning is already in full swing and voters could potentially head to the polls next month.

ABC News

Australian minister visits New Zealand during Pacific trip

Australia’s new foreign minister has made New Zealand the first stop on her third Pacific trip in a month as Canberra steps up efforts to counter China’s growing influence in the region

The Independent UK

China’s Wavering Position on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Threatens Its Legacy at Home and Abroad

Beijing’s official policy has remained ambiguously in support of the Russian cause, but against its consequences.

The News Lens

Penny Wong to visit New Zealand, Solomon Islands amid concern over climate change, China security pact

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will travel to New Zealand and Solomon Islands this week to discuss climate change and regional security, in her third visit to the Pacific since being sworn in last month.

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Reuters

Australia's foreign minister Wong to travel to Solomon Islands amid concern over China security pact

Australia's foreign minister will travel to the Solomon Islands on Friday to meet with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare amid concern over the regional impact of a security deal between the Pacific islands nation and China.

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Xi Jinping announces plans to allow Chinese military to undertake 'armed forces operations' abroad

According to China's government, Xi Jinping has signed off on a set of new trial outlines that allow for Chinese "armed forces operations" that aren't war, and set a legal basis for the PLA to "safeguard China's national sovereignty, security and development interests".

The News Lens

Insights From Africa As China Stumbles in the Pacific

Investment, infrastructure, and influence building – what worked for China before may not again elsewhere.

Reuters

China, New Zealand foreign ministers discuss Pacific involvement

China and New Zealand foreign ministers spoke on a video call late on Monday and discussed China's role in the Pacific region, the two countries confirmed in separate statements.

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Reuters

Fiji says climate change, not conflict, is Asia's biggest security threat

Fiji's defence minister said on Sunday that climate change posed the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region, a shift in tone at a defence summit that has been dominated by the war in Ukraine and disputes between China and the United States.

The Independent UK

Australia, New Zealand unite on China's Pacific threat

Australia’s prime minister says after a meeting with his New Zealand counterpart that the two nations are in lockstep in their policies toward the Pacific islands, where China's influence is growing

Newsroom.co.nz

What to make of China in the Pacific

China's ambitions in the Pacific: benign engagement, legitimate rivalry or covert militarisation?

Reuters

Biden envoy to visit Marshall Islands as U.S. concerns grow about China's Pacific push

President Joe Biden's special envoy for talks with three tiny but strategically important Pacific island nations will lead a delegation to the Marshall Islands next week amid growing U.S. worries about China's efforts to expand its influence in the region.

The Guardian - AU

Pacific leaders reach crucial deal to restore political unity, as China’s interest in region accelerates

The agreement, which stops the region’s key diplomatic body, PIF, from splitting, lifts a ‘big dark, dark cloud that has been hanging over the Pacific’

Crikey

Courted by major global powers, Modi looks to strategically elevate India’s stature

A crisis for one is an opportunity for another. And India, now courted by all sides, is the clear beneficiary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

ABC News

China's presence in the Pacific is nothing new — Beijing has been developing in the region for decades

China's presence in the Pacific has been thrown into the spotlight following a controversial pact with Solomon Islands. But Beijing's involvement in the Pacific is nothing new.

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