EXPLAINER: What’s at stake for China on South Pacific visit?

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Wang Yi is due to stop in the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and East Timor on a 10-day trip. The visits emphasize China's push for engagement with the region. China wants 10 Pacific nations to enter into an arrangement with it covering everything from security to fisheries.

1 month ago·Beijing, China

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Times of India

EXPLAINER: What's at stake for China on South Pacific visit?

China News: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is visiting the South Pacific with a 20-person delegation this week in a display of Beijing's growing military and di

1 month ago·Mumbai, India

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The Guardian

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abc News

EXPLAINER: What's at stake for China on South Pacific visit?

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Associated Press News

EXPLAINER: What's at stake for China on South Pacific visit?

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is visiting the South Pacific with a 20-person delegation this week in a display of Beijing's growing military and diplomatic presence in the region.

1 month ago·United States

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KIFI

EXPLAINER: What's at stake for China on South Pacific visit? - Local News 8

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is visiting the South Pacific with a 20-person delegation this week in a display of Beijing’s growing military and diplomatic presence in the region. The U.S. has traditionally been the area’s major power, but China has been pursuing inroads, particularly with the Solomon Islands, a nation less than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) from Australia. In a sign of Australia’s concern, new Foreign Ministe…

1 month ago

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