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China Top of Mind in NRL’s Pacific Push
China is top of mind for Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) as it begins deliberations around whether to put a team in the South Pacific region—the centre of a geopolitical ...
March 13, 2023
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Daniel Y. Teng
Incredible Photoshoot Shows Diver’s Breathtaking Closeup Encounter With Humpback Whale Calf
This incredible photoshoot shows a husband and wife's amazing closeup encounter with a group of humpback whales. David ...
October 8, 2021
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Australia Changes Tack, Focuses on Sport to Win the Pacific From Beijing
Australia is considering an ambitious sporting diplomacy mission to deepen engagement in the South Pacific region, amid increasing ...
September 3, 2021
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Daniel Y. Teng
Australia Bankrolls $68M Fiji Airport, Amid Pacific Competition With Beijing
Australia will provide $68 million to Fiji to assist with airport upgrades amid a wider influence push into ...
August 2, 2021
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Daniel Y. Teng
France, South Pacific Nations to Combat ‘Predatory’ Fishing as China Extends Reach
PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday France and South Pacific nations would launch a South Pacific coastguard ...
July 19, 2021
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Reuters
Australian Government Moves to Block China via Telco Takeover of Pacific Telecom
The Australian government is backing telecommunications giant Telstra to potentially buy out Digicel’s mobile operations in the South ...
July 19, 2021
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Daniel Y. Teng
The West Versus Prejudice: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘South Pacific’
“You’ve got to be taught to be afraid/ Of people whose eyes are oddly made/ And people whose ...
June 22, 2021
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Kenneth LaFave
US Indo-Pacific Commander Requests More Spending to Contain China
Facing the Chinese communist regime’s increasing aggression in the Asia-pacific region, the newly appointed Indo-Pacific Commander John Aquilino ...
June 10, 2021
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Alex Wu
Nine Pacific Nations to ‘Deepen Exchanges’ With Beijing
Leaders from nine Pacific Island nations have vowed to deepen their relationship with Beijing, fight the pandemic, and ...
June 2, 2021
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Daniel Y. Teng
China’s Sinopharm Begins Vaccination Program in South Pacific Region
China’s Sinopharm began rolling out its COVID-19 vaccination program in the Solomon Islands this week, amid wider concerns ...
May 27, 2021
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Daniel Y. Teng
New Samoan Leader to Scrap $100M China-Backed Belt and Road Port Project
Samoa’s incoming prime minister has pledged to scrap a US$100 million Chinese-backed port development, saying it is excessive ...
May 20, 2021
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Daniel Y. Teng
Australia Risks Become a ‘Lost Kingdom’ of the South Pacific: Tourism Sector
The tourism sector of Australia has decried the new Federal Budget for lacking a clear plan to open ...
May 12, 2021
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Epoch Times Sydney Staff
‘We Welcome Beijing With Open Arms’: West Papuan Rebel Leader
Leader of the West Papuan separatist movement Benny Wenda is laying out the welcome mat for the Chinese ...
April 13, 2021
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Daniel Y. Teng
New Caledonia Voters Again Reject Full Independence From France
PARIS—The South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia has voted against independence from France for the second time in ...
October 4, 2020
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Reuters
Australia’s Strategic Interests Influence Westpac Bank’s Pacific Sell-Off
Westpac Bank will take into account Australia's strategic needs if it goes ahead with the sale of its ...
September 13, 2020
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Victoria Kelly-Clark
Expert: ‘The Sword Is Being Thrust Into the South Pacific’
China is moving into the South Pacific in major and menacing ways, according to a panel of experts ...
December 17, 2019
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Bonnie Evans
Chinese Land Deal in Solomon’s Guadalcanal Disrupts Access to WWII Site
The battle fields of Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands, draw visitors from the United States and its war ...
November 12, 2019
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Reuters
US, Taiwanese Governments Cohost ‘Pacific Islands Dialogue’ to Discuss Closer Cooperation
TAIPEI, Taiwan—The threats posed by the Chinese regime and the importance of Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific region were ...
October 7, 2019
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Frank Fang
Solomon Islands’ Potential Diplomatic Break With Taiwan Draws US Concerns
TAIPEI, Taiwan—U.S. alliances in the Pacific could suffer a blow if the Solomon Islands were to switch diplomatic ...
September 15, 2019
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Frank Fang
US Officials Urge Caution as Solomon Islands Considers Cutting Taiwan Link for China
SYDNEY—U.S. officials have warned the Solomon Islands to be wary of Chinese funding promises and not to be ...
September 12, 2019
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Reuters
Tuvalu Election Puts Taiwan Ties in Play
SYDNEY—The freshly elected lawmakers of the tiny Pacific country of Tuvalu are set to choose a prime minister ...
September 10, 2019
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Reuters
The Pacifica Arts Center Welcomes You
AUCKLAND, New Zealand—It's the closest I've come to a "Narnia" experience, where I've walked into something utterly unexpected. ...
May 28, 2019
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Lorraine Ferrier
China Defers New Zealand Tourism Event Amid Concerns of a Diplomatic Rift
WELLINGTON—China has postponed a major tourism campaign in New Zealand days before its launch, and Prime Minister Jacinda ...
February 12, 2019
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Reuters
Australian Premier Plans Fiji, Vanuatu Visit to Offset China Influence
MELBOURNE, Australia—Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Jan. 14 he will visit Fiji and Vanuatu this week ...
January 14, 2019
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Reuters
Australia Details Investment in Pacific as China Clout Grows
CANBERRA—Australia's prime minister on Nov. 7 outlined plans to increase investments in infrastructure in the South Pacific as ...
November 8, 2018
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The Associated Press
Quake Measuring Magnitude 7.1 Strikes Near New Caledonia in South Pacific
SYDNEY—A powerful undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck near New Caledonia in the South Pacific on ...
August 29, 2018
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Reuters
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