Chinese FM Wang Yi to hold talks with leaders and top officials from 10 Pacific Island states, part of a regional diplomatic blitz that has stirred deep Western concern
Wang is in the Fijian capital Suva, where he will co-host a virtual meeting with regional foreign ministers –– many of whom are also leaders of the small island states.
Wang is in the Fijian capital Suva, where he will co-host a virtual meeting with regional foreign ministers –– many of whom are also leaders of the small island states. Only Pacific nations that recognise China over Taiwan will attend today's summit, including those Wang has already visited on his regional whistle-stop -- Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa and Fiji.
Western powers have bristled against the deals, with the US State Department warning the Pacific to be wary of "shadowy, vague deals with little transparency" with China. So it is far from clear what Pacific Island leaders will tell Wang Monday or in a series of closed-door meetings around the South Pacific.
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