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[BBC: China's help to the South Pacific island countries has "re-stimulated" the ambitions of the United States and Australia for the region, Australia has made defense commitments, the United States has added embassies and strengthened assistance]

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[BBC: China's help to the South Pacific island countries has "re-ignited" the ambitions of the United States and Australia for the region, Australia has made defense commitments, the United States has added embassies and stepped up assistance]

"China has been influential in Fiji for many years. But over the past 10 years, China has invested heavily in infrastructure and fisheries and has become a major trading partner for all Pacific islands. What was once purely economic relations now become deeper, moving into areas such as law, agriculture, services and security. ”

This is the relevant description of the British media BBC Chinese Network about China's help to the South Pacific Island Countries to enhance their development. Immediately after, the BBC said that the Chinese government's actions had rekindled the interest of other stakeholders who had long been absent from the region's geopolitics, such as the United States. Australia has therefore placed greater emphasis on its defence commitments in the region.

The article said that the Pacific Islands Forum claims to be a big family. The 14 islands, along with Australia and New Zealand, are spread across the vast Pacific Ocean and are linked by their natural environment, beliefs, cultures and traditional knowledge. Today, they also face common challenges: very real threats such as rising sea levels, more frequent storms, and damage to the economy from covid-19.

But the group's first face-to-face meeting in fiji's capital in nearly three years has not been, as many had expected, a warm reunion. The day before the summit began, Kiribati, one of the world's most isolated islands, unexpectedly announced that it would not attend the summit and withdrew from the organization altogether.

The region's strategic location and need for aid have sparked a battle for influence in the Pacific, in which China is keen to play an important role. At the same time that the Pacific Islands Forum was held in Suva, China held a separate political dialogue with the Pacific Island countries. Officials from Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Kiribati and other countries personally attended china's activities.

After Kiribati "severed diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan authorities in 2019, its relationship with China has become closer. "But China is not the only country increasing its influence in the Pacific ... U.S. Vice President Harris spoke at the forum, announcing the opening of two new embassies in Kiribati and the Solomon Islands. She has also tripled the level of aid currently available to combat illegal fishing, enhance maritime security and combat climate change. Aid funding has been stagnant for decades. At the same time, Australia said it had made defence commitments that would create jobs and protect fisheries. ”

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[BBC: China's help to the South Pacific island countries has "re-stimulated" the ambitions of the United States and Australia for the region, Australia has made defense commitments, the United States has added embassies and strengthened assistance]
[BBC: China's help to the South Pacific island countries has "re-stimulated" the ambitions of the United States and Australia for the region, Australia has made defense commitments, the United States has added embassies and strengthened assistance]
[BBC: China's help to the South Pacific island countries has "re-stimulated" the ambitions of the United States and Australia for the region, Australia has made defense commitments, the United States has added embassies and strengthened assistance]

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