US EditionFiji says China military base not welcome as Pacific islands steer between superpowers
- Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka stated that he opposes China establishing a permanent military base in the South Pacific region.
- Rabuka called for the South Pacific to remain an 'ocean of peace' without interference from nations.
- He emphasized that Fiji does not want superpower rivalries in the Pacific.
- Rabuka added that China's coast guard must respect Fiji's sovereignty over its waters.
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Fiji says China military base not welcome as Pacific islands steer between superpowers
Fiji is opposed to China setting up a military base in the Pacific Islands, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said on Wednesday, adding that it did not need such a base to project power, as shown by an intercontinental ballistic missile test.
Fiji PM Says Chinese Military Base in the Pacific ‘Not Welcome’
Pacific nations are trying to navigate a geopolitical environment dominated by “a China that is big, really big,” and which would “probably like to spread its influence” in the region, Fiji’s prime minister has told the Australian National Press Club. He reiterated the official stance taken by members of the Pacific Island Forum (PIF), which is that the nations would be “friendly to all and enemies to none,” but acknowledged that it would be a “…
China base not welcome, Fijian prime minister says
Fiji’s prime minister yesterday said that China should not be allowed to gain a permanent military foothold in the strategically contested South Pacific region, adding that a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait would impact Pacific islands.
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