‘We Have Different Legal Systems’: Fiji Removes Chinese Officers Out of Its Police Force

The Fijian PM warned inner peace brought about by a democratic system could be at risk if it’s replaced by “a new set of ideologies.”

People's Alliance Party leader Sitiveni Rabuka gestures during a press conference while counting resumes after the Fijian election in Suva, Fiji, on Dec. 17, 2022. Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP

The Fijian government has ordered the removal of Chinese officers from the country while still keeping a controversial police cooperation agreement with the communist regime.

The move came following a review of security ties with China in 2023, as the new government tried to walk the fine line between continuing economic cooperation and handling security risks with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).