RNZ Pacific – The Tuvalu government is expected to launch an educational programme on its Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union treaty. Last year, Australia and Tuvalu signed the treaty, a key feature of which…
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Why the Solomon Islands election matters to China and the U.S.
Washington Post – The Solomon Islands, the Pacific country most friendly to Beijing, looks set to deepen its strong ties with China following Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele’s elevation to prime minister on…
Biden wins CNMI’s first Democratic presidential primary
KUAM News – President Joe Biden won the CNMI’s first Democratic Presidential Primary with 93 out of the total 99 votes cast in the week-long event. The official results were announced on…
Nauru’s Diplomatic Switch to China – the Rising Stakes in Pacific Geopolitics
Solomon Island – Nauru’s decision to switch diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China has nothing to do with Australia. It reflects the intense geopolitical competition in the Pacific and the sustained, but…
Exclusive-Chinese police work in Kiribati, Hawaii’s Pacific neighbour
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Chinese police are working in the remote atoll nation of Kiribati, a Pacific Ocean neighbour of Hawaii, with uniformed officers involved in community policing and a crime database program,…
Guam continues to strengthen relations in Japan, GVB visits Nagano and Tokyo
KUAM News -The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) met with the Mayor of Nagano, Kenji Ogiwara after a meeting with the U.S. Embassy in Japan to discuss rebuilding ties between our island and…
French minister Darmanin to visit New Caledonia next week amidst nickel crisis
RNZ Pacific- Analysis – French Home Affairs and Overseas minister Gérald Darmanin has confirmed on Wednesday he will once again visit New Caledonia next week, on 20 February, as the French Pacific entity…
Marshall Islands reaffirms ties with Taiwan in wake of Nauru shift
RNZ Pacific – Marshall Islands officials quickly moved this week to reaffirm this nation’s ties with Taipei in the wake of Nauru shifting diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China. “The Republic of…
Taiwan loses another diplomatic ally as Nauru recognizes China
The Washington Post – TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Pacific island nation of Nauru announced on Monday it was severing diplomatic ties with Taiwan and instead recognizing China. The surprise switch shaved Taiwan’s…
President Biden nominates Johnny Cepeda Gogo as next Guam U.S. attorney
KUAM News – President Biden has nominated a CHamoru judge in California to be the next U.S. attorney for Guam and the Northern Marianas. Johnny Cepeda Gogo was appointed to the Santa…