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New Solomon Islands PM breaks with China, cozies up to the West
Asia-Pacific

New Solomon Islands PM breaks with China, cozies up to the West

Matthew Wale is looking to reduce Beijing's influence over his strategically located Pacific country

Pacific Island Forum
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Not wanted: US, China barred from major Pacific Island summit

Regional leaders are tired of the geopolitical jousting and great power squeeze on their governments and militaries

The tightening Pacific web: A move toward Asian NATO?
Asia-Pacific

The tightening Pacific web: A move toward Asian NATO?

Biden administration aims to reinforce hub-and-spoke model for U.S. supremacy in the Indo-Pacific.

Is China's military the Goliath it's portrayed to be?
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Is China's military the Goliath it's portrayed to be?

A new report details how the conventional wisdom about the challenges posed by the PLA is often incomplete and unpersuasive.

Can a spiny echidna help Australia avoid cold war with China?
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Can a spiny echidna help Australia avoid cold war with China?

A new book by Sam Roggeveen offers a different path for Canberra as it deals with Beijing’s rise.

Great power rivalry shakes up Pacific Island nation
Asia-Pacific

Great power rivalry shakes up Pacific Island nation

A security agreement with Australia, and intensifying US-China tensions, recently roiled internal politics in Vanuatu.