Closer security ties flagged with Vanuatu as Australia wrestles with China's Pacific rise
2 years ago

Closer security ties flagged with Vanuatu as Australia wrestles with China's Pacific rise

ABC  

Australia has cemented closer security ties with Vanuatu as the strategically located Pacific nation assures a visiting bi-partisan delegation led by Foreign Minister Penny Wong that it isn't discussing a similar deal with China. Key points: Vanuatu describes Australia as a "core" security partner That partnership will include further military, policing and cyber security co-operation Vanuatu's foreign minister says the country has no security agreement with China Following high-level talks on Monday, Vanuatu described Australia as a "core" security partner. China seeks Pacific wide cooperation Photo shows China’s Premier Li Keqiang shakes hands with Micronesia's President David Panuelo at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing China will seek a region-wide deal with almost a dozen Pacific islands, covering policing, security and data communications cooperation. Earlier this year China sought unsuccessfully to clinch a region-wide deal with almost a dozen Pacific islands, covering policing, security and data communications cooperation.

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Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia announced on Friday it will pay for more police in Solomon Islands and create a police training center in the South Pacific island nation’s capital Honiara, where Chinese law enforcement instructors are already based under a bilateral security pact with Beijing. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia would spend 190 million Australian dollars over four years …

Pacific Islands wait for Trump, wary of climate and China stance
1 month ago

Pacific Islands wait for Trump, wary of climate and China stance

The Hindu  

Pacific island nations at the centre of a strategic rivalry between the U.S. and China that brought infrastructure and funding hope President-elect Donald Trump stays engaged in the region but are wary of competition spilling into confrontation, diplomats say. Papua New Guinea will continue to trade with China, even as U.S. military ties increase, he also told a resources conference …

Pacific Islands wait for Trump, wary of climate and China stance
1 month ago

Pacific Islands wait for Trump, wary of climate and China stance

India Today  

Pacific island nations at the centre of a strategic rivalry between the U.S. and China that brought infrastructure and funding hope President-elect Donald Trump stays engaged in the region but are wary of competition spilling into confrontation, diplomats say. Papua New Guinea will continue to trade with China, even as U.S. military ties increase, he also told a resources conference …

With an Eye on China, Australia Strikes a Deal With Nauru
1 month ago

With an Eye on China, Australia Strikes a Deal With Nauru

New York Times  

Australia has signed a treaty with the Pacific island nation of Nauru to provide aid, banking and other infrastructure support, the latest maneuvering for influence in the region between China and countries allied with the United States. In a clear nod to China, the five-year deal, announced on Monday, mandates that Nauru will consult Australia when entering partnerships or agreements …

Australian Public Diplomacy and a National Rugby League Team in Papua New Guinea
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Australian Public Diplomacy and a National Rugby League Team in Papua New Guinea

The Diplomat  

The 2024 Olympics in Paris demonstrated the continuing importance of sports events as an aspect of public diplomacy and soft power. As former Prime Minister John Howard noted, Australia has a self-appointed “substantial and special responsibility” toward the Pacific island states. The abandonment of the White Australia policy and the decolonization process throughout the Pacific led Australia to reposition itself …

Pacific bloc backs joint police plan, maintains Taiwan ties
4 months, 1 week ago

Pacific bloc backs joint police plan, maintains Taiwan ties

The Hindu  

Pacific leaders endorsed a major joint policing initiative and rebuffed moves from China's allies to sideline Taiwan on Friday, as they wrapped up a regional summit in Tonga. Security was a focal point at this year's Pacific Islands Forum, an unwieldy bloc of U.S. partners, China friends and states still tied to Taiwan. China's closest Pacific friend, Solomon Islands, also …

Leaders of Pacific Islands endorse joint policing plan
4 months, 1 week ago

Leaders of Pacific Islands endorse joint policing plan

The Hindu  

Pacific Island leaders endorsed a landmark regional policing plan at a summit in Tonga on Wednesday, a contentious move seen as trying to limit China’s security role in the region. “This demonstrates how Pacific leaders are working together to shape the future that we want to see,” said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The Australian leader made the announcement while …

Tropical Tug-of-War: China and the West’s Influence Battle in the Pacific
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tropical Tug-of-War: China and the West’s Influence Battle in the Pacific

The Diplomat  

The verdant islands of the Pacific, often romanticized as serene havens, are the latest battlegrounds in the geopolitical chess match between China and Western powers. New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters, alongside Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, inaugurated a $36.55 million airstrip funded by New Zealand and Australia. Australia and New Zealand’s involvement in Solomon Islands signifies a concerted …

China, Fiji agree to strengthen cooperation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

China, Fiji agree to strengthen cooperation

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping meets with Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug 20, 2024. Noting that Fiji was the first Pacific island nation to establish diplomatic relations with China and that next year will mark the 50th …

A win-win relationship that shows country size, population don't matter
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A win-win relationship that shows country size, population don't matter

China Daily  

The talks between Premier Li Qiang and visiting Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka on Sunday afternoon and the signing of multiple agreements on bilateral cooperation in fields such as trade and infrastructure construction are expected to raise the partnership between China and the Pacific island country to a new level. Fiji was the first Pacific island country to establish diplomatic …

Solomon Islands’ New Government: A Chance to Reset Australia’s Pacific Diplomacy
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Solomon Islands’ New Government: A Chance to Reset Australia’s Pacific Diplomacy

The Diplomat  

The meeting between Solomon Islands’ new Prime Minister Jeremiah Manale and Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles in Honiara on May 21 suggested that the change in leadership in the island nation may have given the two governments an opportunity to reset their relationship. On this front, Marles' trip to Solomon Islands seemed to show that Canberra’s ties with the …

U.S. opens embassy in Vanuatu, latest step in China competition
5 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. opens embassy in Vanuatu, latest step in China competition

The Hindu  

The United States opened an embassy in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on July 18, the latest U.S. move in a long-running competition with China for influence in the Asia Pacific region. "The opening of the embassy builds upon our efforts to provide more diplomatic presence throughout the region and to engage further with our Pacific neighbors," the U.S. …

Pacific island leaders agree to enhance Japan’s role in the region amid growing China influence
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Pacific island leaders agree to enhance Japan’s role in the region amid growing China influence

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Leaders of 18 Pacific island nations and areas agreed to an enhanced role of Japan in the region’s development while opposing any attempted coercive activity, in a joint declaration adopted at their summit Thursday, as Tokyo seeks greater engagement to counter China’s influence. The Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting, or PALM, launched under a Japanese initiative in 1997, has …

Australia announces new initiatives to help improve PNG's internal security, law and justice as part of major bilateral security agreement
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia announces new initiatives to help improve PNG's internal security, law and justice as part of major bilateral security agreement

ABC  

Australia has announced a package of initiatives aimed at strengthening Papua New Guinea's internal security and law and justice priorities under a major bilateral security agreement. "A stronger and safer Papua New Guinea is good for PNG and it is good for Australia," Senator Wong said. Australia, PNG sign new security pact Photo shows Australian PM Anthony Albanese and James …

Australia and Tuvalu strike new security deal that eases the tiny nation’s sovereignty concerns
8 months ago

Australia and Tuvalu strike new security deal that eases the tiny nation’s sovereignty concerns

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia struck a new security deal with Tuvalu on Thursday after critics complained that a previous pact created an Australian veto power over any other agreement the tiny South Pacific island nation pursued with a third country, such as China. Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong committed to a new memorandum of …

China expresses concerns over expansion of Australia-UK-US pact in Asia-Pacific
8 months, 2 weeks ago

China expresses concerns over expansion of Australia-UK-US pact in Asia-Pacific

China Daily  

China is gravely concerned about the expansion of the Australia-United Kingdom-United States trilateral security partnership, saying it would severely undermine peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, a defense spokesman said on Thursday. "We are open to normal military cooperation between any countries, but we firmly oppose relevant countries cobbling together exclusive groupings, building bilateral or multilateral military alliances targeting …

China expresses concerns over expansion of Australia-UK-US pact in Asia-Pacific
8 months, 2 weeks ago

China expresses concerns over expansion of Australia-UK-US pact in Asia-Pacific

China Daily  

China is gravely concerned about the expansion of the Australia-United Kingdom-United States trilateral security partnership, saying it would severely undermine peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, a defense spokesman said on Thursday. "We are open to normal military cooperation between any countries, but we firmly oppose relevant countries cobbling together exclusive groupings, building bilateral or multilateral military alliances targeting …

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits PNG, saying Pacific nations aren't 'the backyard' of other countries
8 months, 3 weeks ago

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits PNG, saying Pacific nations aren't 'the backyard' of other countries

ABC  

In short: Wang Yi says he wants to support "non-interference" in Pacific countries' domestic affairs. China's top diplomat Wang Yi has taken a swipe at the geo-political jostling for influence in the Pacific, saying Pacific Island countries aren't "the backyard of any major country". In a press conference following the bilateral meeting, where no questions were allowed, Mr Wang urged …

New Zealand, US Pledge Closer Ties Amid China Tension in Pacific
8 months, 4 weeks ago

New Zealand, US Pledge Closer Ties Amid China Tension in Pacific

Live Mint  

-- New Zealand and the US have pledged to work more closely together on common challenges, in a further sign that Wellington is re-aligning itself with traditional western partners as China becomes more assertive in the Pacific. In a joint declaration signed Thursday in Washington, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken recommitted to …

Tonga’s prime minister says he’s open to Chinese help with security support at an upcoming summit
9 months, 1 week ago

Tonga’s prime minister says he’s open to Chinese help with security support at an upcoming summit

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Tonga’s prime minister said on Thursday he is open to Beijing’s offer of security support when the South Pacific kingdom hosts a major regional leaders’ summit, raising concerns in the United States as it strives to counter China’s growing influence. Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni said there was nothing to fear from China’s offer to help Tonga host …

Tonga's prime minister says he's open to Chinese help with security support at an upcoming summit
9 months, 1 week ago

Tonga's prime minister says he's open to Chinese help with security support at an upcoming summit

The Independent  

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New Zealand lobbied French on Solomon Islands-China pact, cables show
10 months, 1 week ago

New Zealand lobbied French on Solomon Islands-China pact, cables show

Al Jazeera  

New Zealand officials hoped French Polynesia and New Caledonia would respond to security pact, documents show. New Zealand diplomats in New Caledonia’s capital Noumea noted in their reports to Wellington that neither French Polynesia nor New Caledonia “is likely to take a public position” on the deal. After a meeting with New Caledonia’s High Commissioner Patrice Faure on March 30, …

Washington's overreaction in Pacific is telling: China Daily editorial
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Washington's overreaction in Pacific is telling: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Reports that up to a dozen Chinese police officers are working in the remote atoll nation of Kiribati have again touched a nerve of the China hawks in Washington, obsessed as they are with their zero-sum game and geopolitical rivalry. A US State Department spokesperson warned the Pacific island country on Monday that it should not "import security forces from …

Why Nauru’s China Switch Matters to Australia
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Nauru’s China Switch Matters to Australia

The Diplomat  

“Never ask someone to do something that you wouldn’t do yourself” – it’s a decent rule to live by. Although most countries play the game of only holding unofficial relations with Taiwan to keep China placated, there has been an unacknowledged desire from countries like the United States and Australia for those remaining countries who recognize Taiwan to continue to …

Tribal bloodshed shines spotlight on strategically vital Papua New Guinea's domestic security issues
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tribal bloodshed shines spotlight on strategically vital Papua New Guinea's domestic security issues

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A tribal clash in Papua …

Fuss about policing deal much ado about nothing: China Daily editorial
11 months, 1 week ago

Fuss about policing deal much ado about nothing: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Pat Conroy, Australia's minister for defense industry and minister for international development and the Pacific, pledged A$35 million in policing assistance to neighboring East Timor on Monday during an official visit. Yet China being in early talks with Papua New Guinea on a potential security and policing deal, following an earlier one with the Solomon Islands, seems to have set …

Seesawing Security Diplomacy in the Pacific
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Seesawing Security Diplomacy in the Pacific

The Diplomat  

The recently announced security agreement between Australia and Tuvalu, and the signing of a security pact by Australia and Papua New Guinea, have been touted as Australian “wins” in its strategic competition against China for influence in the sensitive domain of security cooperation with Pacific island countries. This followed Vanuatu’s requests to water down a security agreement with Australia, Fiji’s …

Australia pushes against China’s Pacific influence through a security pact with Papua New Guinea
1 year, 1 month ago

Australia pushes against China’s Pacific influence through a security pact with Papua New Guinea

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government signed a security pact with its nearest neighbor Papua New Guinea on Thursday that strengthens Australia’s place as the preferred security partner in a region where China’s influence is growing. The June date was abandoned after a security deal struck between the United States and Marape’s government sparked protests in the South Pacific nation …

Australia pushes against China's Pacific influence through a security pact with Papua New Guinea
1 year, 1 month ago

Australia pushes against China's Pacific influence through a security pact with Papua New Guinea

The Independent  

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Anthony Albanese and James Marape sign sweeping security pact between Australia and PNG, China continues efforts to expand Pacific policing ties
1 year, 1 month ago

Anthony Albanese and James Marape sign sweeping security pact between Australia and PNG, China continues efforts to expand Pacific policing ties

ABC  

Australia has signed a sweeping security agreement with Papua New Guinea that commits both nations to deeper information sharing and holding joint consultations in the face of any security threats. Key points: The deal between Australia and PNG includes $200 million to support PNG's security priorities China has invited senior police officers from across the Pacific to a meeting in …

Fiji's leader says he hopes to work with China in upgrading his country's shipyards and ports
1 year, 1 month ago

Fiji's leader says he hopes to work with China in upgrading his country's shipyards and ports

The Independent  

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China is the biggest security anxiety for India and Australia, says Australian Deputy Prime Minister
1 year, 1 month ago

China is the biggest security anxiety for India and Australia, says Australian Deputy Prime Minister

The Hindu  

For both Australia and India, China is the biggest trading partner, and China is our “biggest security anxiety”, said Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles, making the opening remarks at the 2+2 dialogue on Monday. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said this is a partnership which is “consequential for us, but it is crucial for our region.” …

China sending more police, donating equipment including drones to Solomon Islands for Pacific Games
1 year, 2 months ago

China sending more police, donating equipment including drones to Solomon Islands for Pacific Games

ABC  

Concern is mounting in Canberra after Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced that China is sending additional police to the country to help provide security for the Pacific Games. Key points: The prospect of a larger Chinese police presence in Solomon Islands will worry Australian officials Australia has sent a sizeable contingent of police and ADF personnel to Honiara, …

US to open embassies in the Cook Islands, Niue
1 year, 3 months ago

US to open embassies in the Cook Islands, Niue

Al Jazeera  

Announcement comes as US President Joe Biden prepares to host a second summit with Pacific Island leaders in Washington DC. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden would use the summit to strengthen “ties with the Pacific Islands and discuss how we address complex global challenges, like tackling the existential threat of climate change, advancing economic growth, and promoting …

Pacific region less secure due to China's assertiveness, says New Zealand PM Chris Hipkins
1 year, 5 months ago

Pacific region less secure due to China's assertiveness, says New Zealand PM Chris Hipkins

Firstpost  

As China asserts itself more, the Pacific region is becoming more contentious and less secure, said New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who stressed the necessity for his country to cooperate with like-minded allies while still engaging with Beijing As China asserts itself more, the Pacific region is becoming more contentious and less secure, said New Zealand Prime Minister Chris …

Solomon Islands says China to assist with policing, cybersecurity
1 year, 5 months ago

Solomon Islands says China to assist with policing, cybersecurity

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says China’s police will add to support provided by Australia and New Zealand. The United States, Australia, New Zealand and Solomon Islands’ opposition party have called for Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to “immediately” publish details of the policing deal signed in Beijing on Monday, amid concern it will invite further regional contest. In a statement on …

China signs pact with Solomon Islands to boost cooperation on ‘law enforcement and security matters’
1 year, 6 months ago

China signs pact with Solomon Islands to boost cooperation on ‘law enforcement and security matters’

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Solomon Islands has signed an agreement to boost cooperation with China on “law enforcement and security matters,” in a move likely to raise concerns among the South Pacific island’s traditional partners including Australia, New Zealand and the United States. The Chinese side will continue to provide support and help to Solomon Islands as needed in strengthening Solomon …

Australia ‘concerned’ by China-Solomon Islands policing deal
1 year, 6 months ago

Australia ‘concerned’ by China-Solomon Islands policing deal

Al Jazeera  

Australia urges the nations to publish details of the police deal which it says will ‘invite further regional contest’. Australia on Tuesday asked the Solomon Islands and China to “provide transparency of their intentions to Australia and the region” by immediately publishing details of a policing deal signed in Beijing. The police cooperation pact was among nine deals signed after …

Despite Biden’s Absence, US Makes Inroads With Pacific Islands
1 year, 6 months ago

Despite Biden’s Absence, US Makes Inroads With Pacific Islands

The Diplomat  

While disappointment lingered over U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel his trip to Papua New Guinea last month, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attended meetings in Port Moresby in his stead. Among the major deliverables, the United States signed a new security pact with Papua New Guinea, seen as a key victory in the competition with China for …

Papua New Guinea says security treaty with Australia has been delayed over certain provisions
1 year, 7 months ago

Papua New Guinea says security treaty with Australia has been delayed over certain provisions

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape said a proposed security treaty with Australia has been delayed over “certain wordings and provisions,” a week after the strategically important South Pacific Island nation signed a new security pact with the United States that sparked protests. Marape informed Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles of the delay on Monday …

US signs new security pact with Papua New Guinea amid competition with China
1 year, 7 months ago

US signs new security pact with Papua New Guinea amid competition with China

Associated Press  

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — The United States signed a new security pact with Papua New Guinea on Monday as it competes with China for influence in the Pacific. The State Department said the new agreement provides a framework to help improve security cooperation, enhance the capacity of Papua New Guinea’s defense force and increase regional stability. Papua New …

U.S. signs new security pact with Papua New Guinea amid competition with China
1 year, 7 months ago

U.S. signs new security pact with Papua New Guinea amid competition with China

LA Times  

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, left, shakes hands with Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape at a meeting Monday in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The U.S. signed a new security pact with Papua New Guinea on Monday as it competes with China for influence in the Pacific. The State Department said the new agreement provides a framework …

Australia accused of undermining Fiji-China relationship, amid uncertainty over police agreement
1 year, 8 months ago

Australia accused of undermining Fiji-China relationship, amid uncertainty over police agreement

ABC  

China has accused Australia of trying to sabotage its relationship with Fiji as questions swirl over whether the Pacific Island country will cut security and law enforcement ties with Beijing. Key points: Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has repeatedly said that he will scrap a 2011 police cooperation agreement with China China's embassy in Fiji last week released a statement …

Fears domestic Vanuatu politics could foil important security pact with Australia
1 year, 8 months ago

Fears domestic Vanuatu politics could foil important security pact with Australia

ABC  

Anxieties are growing in Canberra that a landmark security agreement between Australia and Vanuatu could stall in the Pacific nation's parliament, with Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau facing increasing political blowback after signing the pact last year. Key points: The document still must be ratified by parliaments in both countries before it can enter into force Vanuatu's opposition has expressed serious …

US to Expand Presence in South Pacific with Embassy in Vanuatu to Counter China's Influence
1 year, 9 months ago

US to Expand Presence in South Pacific with Embassy in Vanuatu to Counter China's Influence

News 18  

The United States said Friday it planned to open an embassy in Vanuatu, its latest effort to beef up its presence in the South Pacific where China has been seeking to expand its clout. An embassy in the capital Port Vila “would allow the US government to deepen relationships” in the archipelago and to step up development assistance including on …

US to open Vanuatu embassy in latest move to counter China in Pacific
1 year, 9 months ago

US to open Vanuatu embassy in latest move to counter China in Pacific

ABC  

The United States plans to open an embassy in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the State Department has said, in Washington's latest move to boost its diplomatic presence in the Pacific to counter China's growing influence. Key points: The United States has diplomatic relations with Vanuatu Currently the US is represented by diplomats based in Papua New Guinea …

Honduras seeks to establish diplomatic relations with China in blow for Taiwan
1 year, 9 months ago

Honduras seeks to establish diplomatic relations with China in blow for Taiwan

The Independent  

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Australia finalising new security pact with Papua New Guinea
1 year, 11 months ago

Australia finalising new security pact with Papua New Guinea

Al Jazeera  

The Bilateral Security Treaty with PNG comes after China signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands in April. The leaders of Australia and neighbouring Papua New Guinea say they are finalising a new security treaty – a move seen as a challenge to China’s growing assertiveness in the Pacific region. Albanese said the economic and security interests of Australia …

Japan, Australia upgrade security pact against China threat
2 years, 2 months ago

Japan, Australia upgrade security pact against China threat

The Independent  

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