Beijing Inks Security, Economic, and Disaster Relief Deal With Pacific Nation Tonga

Beijing Inks Security, Economic, and Disaster Relief Deal With Pacific Nation Tonga
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Dec. 31, 2019. Noel Celis - Pool/Getty Images
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has managed to secure several bilateral agreements with Tonga on disaster relief, agriculture, fishery, health, and police equipment as he reaches the backend of his 10-day trip around the Pacific.

The agreements come after Beijing’s vow to continue pushing Pacific nations to join a sweeping regional security and economy deal, despite a lack of consensus among Pacific nations on the Chinese regime’s original proposal.
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