PACNEWS THREE 07 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific Elders warn against external influence in regional security2. SOL — Australia chases next Pacific treaty after Fiji win3. PACIFIC — Nuclear-capable missile fired
China
Albanese says Fiji deal fully budgeted, not aimed at China
AUSTRALIA and Fiji have rejected suggestions their new security and development agreement was designed to shut out China.
Kiribati takes second Brazil jet from China
KIRIBATI has received the second Brazilian-built Embraer-190 aircraft promised by China in 2019 when the small Pacific country
Pacific security race heats up as Australia and China court Vanuatu
CHINA has pushed back against Australia’s new security pact with Vanuatu, warning that bilateral agreements in the Pacific should not be aimed at third countries.
China boosts Pacific Forum with $1.08M
CHINA has reaffirmed its support for Pacific regional cooperation, contributing $FJD2.4 million to the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) for priorities under the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.
China pushes Pacific presence
CHINA has started to increase its Pacific presence using a two-pronged approach – subtle and openly obvious.Last week, Vice-Governor
PACNEWS ONE, 26 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Australia says China seeking permanent security presence in Pacific2. SOL — Solomon Islands urged to act Now as ‘Super El Niño’ threat looms3. PACIFIC — NOAA
PACNEWS THREE, 05 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Australia says China seeking permanent security presence in Pacific2. SOL — Solomon Islands urged to act Now as ‘Super El Niño’ threat looms3. PACIFIC — NOAA
Vanuatu, Australia to sign strategic pacts
VANUATU will formally sign two major cooperation agreements with Australia and China following months of renegotiation over
Senators unhappy with Trump’s wasted China opportunities
A GROUP of United States senators has described President Donald Trump’s recent visit to China as a failure to advance US
Vanuatu rejects China security suggestions
VANUATU’S Prime Minister, Jotham Napat, has refuted reports that his country is about to sign a security agreement with
China’s grip grows on fragile Solomon Islands’ media
SINCE the Solomon Islands established diplomatic relations with China in 2019, the Pacific archipelago has
Taiwan shores up Tuvalu relationship
TAIWAN’S Foreign Minister, Lin Chia-lung, arrived in Tuvalu on Wednesday as a special envoy for President Lai
Total recall: US summons envoys to the Pacific
IN a further blow to United States (US) influence in the region, the Trump Administration will withdraw key diplomats accredited to eight Forum member countries before the end of their normal
US Congress tries to link Chinese Pacific projects to military threat
CHINA’S support for infrastructure projects in the Pacific could provide future military access for Beijing, senior members of a United States congressional advisory commission have warned in an exclusive interview
Solomons academic joins China debate
SOLOMON Islands academic, Professor Tacisius Kabutaulaka, is one of 22 fellows in China’s Transpacific and Asian Dialogue - an initiative on the Future of US–China
Where’s the Pacific? PNG’s potential in a new world order
TWO important meetings have taken place within the past 12 months. The first was in Kazan, Russia, in October 2024, where BRICS nations met; the second was the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin,
It’s about money US expansion to save island ports
A FEAR in the West around China’s expansion in the Pacific may be the catalyst for the renewal of port infrastructure around the
What’s in, what’s out? Forum prepares to discuss issues
AS Pacific leaders gather in Honiara, Solomon Islands, for their annual discussions, the specter of China will loom over
NZ-China row ahead of Forum
NEW Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says China has been “too clever by half” in response to a statement from Beijing denying any involvement in this year’s Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting
China rejects pressure claims
CHINA has refuted suggestions that it pressures Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele to stop Taiwan from attending the upcoming Pacific Islands
Rabuka – Taiwan snub threatens unity
THE Solomon Islands’ decision to exclude Taiwan from the upcoming Pacific Forum meeting is a threat to regional unity, Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said
Nauru, China sign deal
NAURU and China have signed an AUD 1 billion investment deal to boost socio-economic development in the Central Pacific
