Pacific Islands Forum Bows to Beijing’s Demand to Delete Reference to Taiwan
A single line saying the Forum reaffirmed a 1992 commitment to viewing Taiwan as a ‘development partner’ was removed. For over three decades, the...
Protests in China Significantly Increased in 2nd Quarter: Freedom House Report
A U.S.-based nonprofit human rights watch group recorded 805 dissent incidents in China from April to June in its latest report, published on Aug....
CCP Eyes Taiwan Island 4 Miles From Mainland China
Taiwan’s outlying islands are the most at risk of CCP aggression, but experts are divided on how to defend them. Residents of Taiwan’s Kinmen...
US Trade Chief Hails New Canadian Tariffs on Chinese EVs, Steel, Aluminum
Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the decision is ‘an important step toward ensuring workers and businesses can compete fairly’ in certain industries. U.S. Trade...
Campbell’s Pacific Islands Trip ‘Critical’ as Beijing Exerts Influence: Experts
Ceding access to the Pacific Islands would allow Beijing to ’threaten air and sea routes used for trade by American allies and partners,’ said...
Typhoon Shanshan Brings Heavy Rain And Risk of Landslides To Japan
Around 125,000 households on the southern island of Kyushu are without power and millions of residents have been warned they may need to be...
France Allows Pacific Islands Leaders to Visit New Caledonia Amid Ongoing Unrest
The French Government has agreed to a Pacific Islands Forum delegation visiting its troubled territory of New Caledonia, after initial problems agreeing terms. The...
Thousands Evacuated as Cyclone Builds Off India and Pakistan’s Coast
AHMEDABAD/ISLAMABAD—Heavy rains battered India and Pakistan’s coastal areas along the Arabian Sea, flooding cities in western India’s Gujarat state and forcing thousands of people...
US to Help Halt Chinese Drug Trafficking in Pacific Nations
Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Chinese and South Asian criminals have used the region as a transit point for drugs. The United...