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LIVE NOW: Solomon Islands’ Former Premier Speaks About China’s Influence in the Pacific Islands at Heritage Foundation

Daniel Suidani, former premier of Malaita, the Solomon Islands’ most populous province, discusses with Jeff Smith of the Heritage Foundation the growing and alarming influence of China in the Pacific Islands in a conversation held at 11:00 a.m. ET on April 28. …


Solomon Islands’ Former Premier Speaks About China’s Influence in the Pacific Islands at Heritage Foundation

Daniel Suidani, former premier of Malaita, the Solomon Islands’ most populous province, discusses with Jeff Smith of the Heritage Foundation the growing and alarming influence of China in the Pacific Islands in a conversation held at 11:00 a.m. ET on April 28. …


Former Fijian PM Revives Political Career to Counteract Beijing’s Pacific Ambition

Former Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has announced he will enter the election race next year for the Pacific nation in a pledge to counteract Beijing influence. The 73-year-old politician, best known as the instigator of two military coups in 1987, told The Australian newspaper on Dec. 27 that Fiji needed to determine its own…