Pacific Islands leaders hold summit clouded by China tensions France 24 Politics
China is the ‘Elephant in the Room’ at Fraught Pacific Islands Summit The China-Global South Project Politics
China 'elephant in the room' at fraught Pacific Islands summit yahoo.com Politics
Not wanted: US, China barred from major Pacific Island summit Responsible Statecraft Politics
The world’s two most populous countries need to be friends, Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. Meeting on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin, Xi told Modi that the two countries could be good neighbours and play a key part in the Global South, according to footage posted online. “China and India are two of the most ‘civilisational’ countries. We are the world’s two most... Politics
PM Modi in China LIVE: Vital to be friends and the Dragon and the Elephant to come together, says Xi Jinping The Hindu Politics
With the next Pacific Islands Forum poised to convene in Honiara next month, the Solomon Islands’ decision to exclude all external dialogue partners has reignited debate over the cost of regional compromise and the Pacific’s ability to chart an independent course. Announcing the move earlier this month, Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele confirmed that 21 donor nations would be excluded from the annual summit of the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), which the Solomon Islands will host from... Politics
