The G-7 statement on China is just “lip service,” according to Steve Yates, former deputy national security adviser at the White House. The G-7 countries—the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Germany, France, and Italy—announced on May 20 their plan to address the “disturbing rise in incidents of economic coercion.” “We will work together…
G-7 Statement on China Just ‘Lip Service’: Former US Official
May 26, 2023
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China to Undermine US-Marshall Islands Alliance if US Fumbles Military Deal Renewal: Indo-Pacific Expert
May 25, 2023
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As the Marshall Islands is yet to renew its military contract with the United States, China’s communist regime is striving to undermine the bilateral relationship—and could succeed if the U.S. fails to properly handle its alliance with the Pacific country, according to Indo-Pacific expert Cleo Paskal. Paskal, who is also an associate fellow of the…
US Aims to Allocate Over $7 Billion in Aid for Pacific Islands to Counter China
March 24, 2023
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The Biden administration aims to allocate $7.1 billion in funding for three Pacific Island nations with which the United States has economic and defense ties, a U.S. official said on March 23, in a move to counter Beijing’s influence in the region. State Department official Jane Bocklage told a congressional hearing that President Joe Biden’s…
US Should Ramp up West Pacific Ties to Fend Off Beijing’s Expansionism, Report Says
September 25, 2022
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The United States needs to ramp up diplomatic ties with Freely Associated States (FAS)—Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia—to restrict Beijing’s expansionism in the Pacific region, according to a new report. The United States Institute for Peace said Beijing saw Pacific nations as a “low-investment, high-reward” opportunity. “China has not focused on the FAS in its…
US Indicts 2 Beijing-Linked Marshallese Citizens for Political Bribery
September 4, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted two naturalised citizens of the Marshall Islands for running a multi-year money laundering and bribery scheme—via a UN-linked non-profit organisation—to support the creation of a special economic zone within the Pacific country. One expert says the incident is an example of Beijing’s efforts to destabilise democratic institutions in…
Still Reeling From Nuclear Tests, Marshall Islands Seeks New Deal With United States
October 22, 2021
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On March 1, 1954, the U.S. military detonated a thermonuclear weapon whose power was such a mystery that scientists took bets on whether it would ignite the earth’s atmosphere. The atmosphere didn’t catch on fire, but the historically powerful blast was nearly three times larger than expected, with its mushroom cloud reaching higher than commercial…
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