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US to hold first-ever summit with Pacific island countries amid China tens
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): Advancing the vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific amid China tensions, US President Biden will host the first-ever US-Pacific Island Country Summit, which will be held in Washington, DC on September 28-29, 2022.
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Globetrotting by Chinese FM Wang Yi laced with agenda to denigrate US
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): While Chinese President Xi Jinping stayed put during the pandemic he was backed up by his Foreign Minister Wang Yi who in a bid to spread Xi's praises has been travelling extensively to Pacific island nations, Central Asia and often Africa.
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US steps up its game as China circles Pacific island nations
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], July 12 (ANI): The US has stepped up its game in the Pacific after Kiribati opted out of the Pacific Island Forum meeting in Suva, Fiji, and withdrew the country from the 18-member group.
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51st Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting starts in Fiji
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], July 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The 51st Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders' meeting focusing on the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent (2050 Strategy) started in Fiji's capital Suva on Monday.
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Genetic research: Pacific islands yield surprising findings on world's ear
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): New genetic research from remote islands in the Pacific offers fresh insights into the ancestry and culture of the world's earliest seafarers, including family structure, social customs, and the ancestral populations of the people living there today.
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Papua New Guinea votes for national election
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], July 4 (ANI): Voters thronged polling stations on Monday to cast their votes for the national election in Papua New Guinea, a Pacific island nation.
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China's agenda to increase its sphere of influence in pacific islands in d
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 19 (ANI): China has been consistently increasing its inroads in the Pacific Islands, however its agenda to increase its sphere of influence in the region is in the doldrums.
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President Biden signs bill to kickstart creation of National Asian America
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): US President Joe Biden signed a bill Monday (local time) to establish a commission to study the creation of a national museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture in Washington, a move that comes amid a nationwide push to mitigate a years-long anti-As
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China's gameplan to expand influence in South-Pacific
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 9 (ANI): With an aim to expand its influence and power over the South-Pacific, Beijing has implemented nearly 500 complete plant projects and concessional loan projects to deepen its comprehensive strategic partnership with the Pacific Island Countries.
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China pursues an influence blitz in the South-Pacific
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Hong Kong, June 5 (ANI): For a long time, Australia, France, New Zealand, and the USA have been comfortable as undisputed "masters" of the South Pacific. However, a new power is attempting to muscle its way in, as evinced by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's recent grand tour that encompass
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China furthers military expansion in Solomon Islands
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], June 5 (ANI): Although China claimed that they have no intention of building a military base in Honiara however a secret leaked document depicts the contrary picture as it exposes China of its intentions to solidify its military presence in the Solomon Islands.
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China fails to persuade Pacific island nations to sign security, economic
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], June 2 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has failed to persuade Pacific island countries to sign an agreement on security and economic cooperation, amid concerns that the proposal would threaten regional stability.
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