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China Pressuring 10 Pacific Nations To Endorse A Sweeping Security Agreement

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Photo: AFP 

ABC News Australia: China seeks region-wide Pacific Islands agreement, FSM decries draft plan as threatening 'regional stability' 

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is promising to blitz the Pacific with a host of visits over coming weeks as Australia grapples with the fallout from a renewed push by China to dramatically expand security and commercial ties with the region. 

On Wednesday, Reuters revealed that China will seek a region-wide deal with almost a dozen Pacific islands, covering policing, security and data communications cooperation. 

A draft communique and five-year action plan sent by Beijing to 10 Pacific islands ahead of a foreign ministers meeting on May 30 prompted pushback from at least one of the invited nations, which says it showed China's intent to control the region and "threatens regional stability".  

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WNU editor: The Chinese foreign minister is making the rounds .... Chinese Foreign Minister to Visit Eight Pacific Island Countries - Ministry (Reuters). And not surprising, it is being done in secrecy .... Solomon Islands journalists shut out of China foreign minister visit, raising secrecy concerns (The Guardian). 

The U.S. response is a day late and a dollar short .... U.S. Concerned China Is Seeking Rushed Deals With Pacific Island Nations (Reuters). 

China Pressuring 10 Pacific Nations To Endorse A Sweeping Security Agreement  

China wants 10 Pacific nations to endorse sweeping agreement -- AP  

China seeks Pacific islands policing, security cooperation -document -- Reuters  

China seeks Pacific islands deal on policing, security cooperation, document reveals -- RNZ



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