Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to the Pacific will coincide with attempts by Beijing to advance a South Pacific-wide deal with 10 island nations covering areas such as policing, security, and data communication, according to a leaked draft of the agreement.
The expansive pact is the latest step by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to entrench its influence and presence in the region—a situation which has left democratic nations scrambling to shore up alliances.
