The appointment of a one-time China hardliner to lead an influential group of 18 South Pacific nations bodes poorly for Beijing’s pursuit of closer economic ties in Oceania, analysts suggest.

Talks are being explored as the South Pacific is no longer regarded as the ‘hole of the Asia-Pacific doughnut’, and China is looking to cement an economic foothold in the region.

The U.S. and China are currently jostling for influence in the Pacific, with Washington stepping back into the region as Beijing's influence grows.. On January 16, Nauru switched ties from Taipei ...

China extends reach in South Pacific with Cook Islands deal. No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the start of ...

China's November engagement in the Indo-Pacific included ongoing territorial disputes in the South China Sea, uncertain investments in Cambodia, Myanmar’s civil war, relations with Indonesia ...

A whirlwind China tour by Ye — formerly known as Kanye West — has brought a much-needed economic boost, both to a country struggling to lift consumer spending and to a musician whose ...

BEIJING, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned his South Korean counterpart on Sunday not to politicise economic and tech issues as the two prepared to meet Japan's top ...

China and South Korea will establish a mechanism on practical economic cooperation, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday, following a meeting of economic planning officials from both countries.

Through predatory economic policies, coercive Belt and Road Initiatives (BRI), and large-scale industrial espionage, China is working towards regional hegemony in the Indo-Pacific.

Many officials from the South and Central Pacific come to and hold meetings in Washington, but travel by U.S. leaders—including the President—to the FAS and South Pacific is past due as China ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A whirlwind China tour by Ye — formerly known as Kanye West — has brought a much-needed economic boost, both to a country struggling to lift consumer spending and to a ...