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Pacific pushback but no condemnation over China missile

A statement by Pacific leaders expressing concern over China's missile test is being viewed as a sign of pragmatism as nations walk a diplomatic tightrope.

AAP

Who is Trump's Venezuela go-between?

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, September 2: We look at papers' coverage of the shadowy Venezuelan magnate who brokered the Washington-Caracas oil deal. In other news, the Pacific Islands Forum wants to talk climate change, but China's anger at the presence of Taiwan is stealing the limelight. Finally, the Bayeux Tapestry…

France 24

China warns of "consequences" as Taiwan attends Pacific Islands Forum

China has issued a stern warning about Taiwan's involvement in the Pacific Islands Forum. In response, Taiwan’s foreign minister passionately defended the nation's regional partnerships and ongoing contributions. Leaders from Australia and New Zealand emphasized the forum’s independence from external pressures, asserting that the Pacific family must have the right…

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Taiwan’s presence at Pacific forum draws China warning of 'consequences'

China issued a warning of unspecified consequences after Taiwan attended the Pacific Islands Forum. Australia and New Zealand rejected China's assertion of influence over forum attendees. Taiwan defended its participation as a partner working for a prosperous Pacific. Major powers are competing for influence and offering infrastructure investments. This competition…

The Economic Times

Great power rivalry threatens to overshadow a summit of some of the world's smallest island nations

Leaders from some of the world’s least populous states are gathering in Palau for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

The Independent UK

Pacific summit underway in Palau without key leaders

Anthony Albanese, Chris Bowen and Pat Conroy are leading Australia's diplomatic effort at this year's Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting.

AAP

Advantage Australia in Pacific contest but risks await

Pacific leaders are set to gather in Palau for a bumper edition of the region's biggest summit: the Pacific Islands Forum.

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Australia squeezed on climate by Vanuatu minister

Vanuatu's climate change adaptation minister Ralph Regenvanu says a recent World Court advisory opinion has reset the legal framework on climate change.

AAP

Gas call takes shine off Australia's Pacific blitz

Australia's fossil fuel exports remain a source of tension as Pacific leaders double down on supporting a bid to co-host global climate talks.

AAP

China 'Elephant In The Room' At Fraught Pacific Islands Summit

Pacific Islands leaders are meeting in the Solomons this week for an influential summit clouded by differences over China's mounting influence in the region that risks scuppering regional cooperation.

International Business Times

Pacific Islands Forum: climate crisis tops agenda as China exclusion casts shadow over leaders meeting

Pacific Islands Forum 2025 faces bumpy start with China, the US and Taiwan uninvited from discussions, as Pacific leaders gather in Solomon Islands

The Guardian - AU

Climate finance crunch time at Pacific leader talks

The existential threat of climate change and ever-intensifying regional rivalries will loom large over Pacific leader talks in Honiara.

AAP

China's Influence In Pacific Diplomacy Sparks Controversy

Diplomatic storm at Pacific Islands Forum as China-Taiwan clash reveals power struggles and challenges of diplomacy.

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$Pacific leaders' summit erases mention of Taiwan after Chinese anger, fracturing a shaky accord$

Pacific leaders' summit erases mention of Taiwan after Chinese anger, fracturing a shaky accord

Turmoil over China’s influence in the affairs of South Pacific island nations has flared as it emerged that a Pacific leader at the region’s most important diplomatic summit apparently pledged to erase an affirmation of Taiwan’s involvement in the meeting from its closing statement

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International Business Times

Taiwan Slams China 'Intervention' After Pacific Bloc Alters Statement

The Taiwanese foreign ministry on Saturday accused China of an "arbitrary intervention" after a joint declaration by Pacific leaders was altered to remove mentions of Taiwan.

AAP

Pacific Is Forum tweaks communique after China outburst

The Pacific Islands Forum secretariat has removed a reference affirming Taiwan's status in the organisation from a previously-published communique.

The Guardian - AU

Pacific Islands Forum communique taken down after Chinese envoy calls Taiwan reference ‘unacceptable’

‘Visibly angry’ Qian Bo demands correction of Taiwan’s ‘development partner’ label despite its use for more than three decades

AAP

Shadows of US-China contest over Pacific Islands Forum

Attempts by the Solomon Islands to downgrade the membership of Taiwan at the Pacific Islands Forum appear set to fail.

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The Guardian - AU

Australian PM caught on camera joking with senior US official over funding of Pacific policing plan

Anthony Albanese tells journalists to ‘chill out’ over comments filmed in the wings of Pacific Islands Forum

Radio France Internationale

Pacific Island leaders endorse joint policing plan

Pacific Island leaders endorsed a landmark regional policing plan Wednesday at a summit in Tonga, a contentious move seen as trying to limit China's security role in the region.

AAP

Diplomatic ruptures on display at Pacific Islands Forum

France's handling of unrest in New Caledonia has drawn criticism from Pacific leaders in Tonga this week.

The Independent UK

Pacific Islands Forum: How a summit for tiny nations became a global powerhouse

Torrential rain and an earthquake greeted leaders welcomed to the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga, underscoring climate change the region faces

The Independent UK

New Zealand official says Western neglect of Pacific Islands let other nations boost their influence

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says Western nations, including the United States and New Zealand, failed to understand swiftly enough the geopolitical importance of island nations in the South Pacific, leaving a power vacuum that allowed other countries to increase their diplomatic influence

International Business Times

Pacific Leaders Confront 'Polycrisis' Of Rising Seas And Climbing Tensions

Pacific island leaders gather for a key summit in the Kingdom of Tonga on Monday, aiming to navigate rapidly rising seas, damaging great power rivalries and violent unrest in New Caledonia.

The Conversation

Pacific islands are being ‘debanked’. What does it mean – and why are Australia, NZ and the US concerned?

The withdrawal of major banks from Pacific islands poses significant socio-economic risks to the region, prompting intervention by Australia, the US and New Zealand.

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