China embeds its military ambitions within Pacific Island nations by developing dual-use infrastructure such as ports, ...

Vanuatu, site of a major U.S. naval base in the Pacific War, was also a vital venue for China's "undercover infrastructures," ...

Apart from Fiji, other PICs that signed a shiprider agreement with the US include Cook Islands, the Federated States of ...

For at least the last six years, China has made a more focused effort to get many of the Pacific island states, especially ones that recently switched recognition from Taipei to Beijing (for example, ...

Beijing’s efforts to win over Taipei’s ... including in El Salvador, Kiribati, Nicaragua, and Nauru. Politicians and elites in Taiwan’s diplomatic partners are aware of China’s economic ...

Trump's deep-sea mining order is likely to stipulate that the U.S. aims to exercise its rights to extract critical minerals ...

Taiwan is seeking to deepen its ties with Fiji through long-term development and community engagement, Taiwan’s ...

Kiribati is said to have accepted support from ... concern in Canberra that the fishing port could be used as a base for Beijing's reconnaissance activities. The total loans China has extended ...

Beijing and Taiwan have a history of competing in the Pacific islands, where four of Taiwan’s 14 diplomatic allies are located. Two Pacific island nations, Kiribati and Solomon Islands ...