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For years, it has been no secret that China wants closer security and trade ties with the small nations of the Pacific region. All part of Beijing’s self-image as a global superpower. To that end this week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi embarked on an unprecedented 10-day tour of the Pacific, aimed at convincing his Pacific hosts to join a cross-Pacific agreement that would let Beijing provide them with high-level police training and security, shared data co-operation and other joint services ranging from agriculture to tourism.
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Read more: On The Panic In The Pacific Over China
- Article: https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2205/S00053/on-the-panic-in-the-pacific-over-china.htm
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says US engagement in the Pacific will be top of her agenda in her meeting with US President Joe Biden, but that if gun control comes up she will be “open to sharing New Zealand’s experience”.
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Read more: Ardern-Biden White House meeting: US presence in Pacific top of agenda
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/128809414/ardernbiden-white-house-meeting-us-presence-in-pacific-top-of-agenda
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China fell short on Monday on a bold plan to have 10 Pacific nations endorse a sweeping new agreement covering everything from security to fisheries as some in the region expressed deep concerns.
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Read more: China fails to convince Pacific nations on bold deal
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/30/china-fails-to-convince-pacific-nations-on-bold-deal/
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There is an increasing fear of another world war as the East and West gather allies, making the world very tense. Might New Zealand have to pick a side in the next war?
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Read more: World War III warning for New Zealand as global tensions increase
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A 500 tonne roof has been lifted into place 33 metres above the ground at Base Ohakea, a very visual sign of progress being made on the $250 million infrastructure build to support the P-8A Poseidons.
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Read more: P-8A Poseidon: Raising the roof at Te Whare Toroa
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New Zealand’s fleet of C-130H Hercules have been a visible presence in the skies around Aotearoa and further afield since 1965.
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Read more: Flying high: The new C-130J-30
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Kiribati formalised up to 10 agreements with China "to further elevate cooperation" between the two countries following Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to the island last Friday.
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Read more: Kiribati signs multiple deals to work more closely with China, govt says
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China's Foreign Minister has just finished his meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister, calling it a "success".
But a sweeping region-wide security and economic deal with multiple Pacific nations has been shelved with several island nations expressing concern.
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