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China-Fiji relations
![Fiji and Rabuka’s Peacemaking Ambitions Fiji and Rabuka’s Peacemaking Ambitions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-02-132907.jpg)
Fiji and Rabuka’s Peacemaking Ambitions
By Merewalesi Nailatikau
The prime minister is promoting his “Ocean of Peace” concept, despite significant dissonance within Fiji’s foreign policy.
![China, Fiji and the Fentanyl Scourge China, Fiji and the Fentanyl Scourge](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-26-183655.jpg)
China, Fiji and the Fentanyl Scourge
By Patricia O’Brien
Recent sensational revelations show how extensively Fiji has been affected by – and integral to – one of the most sensitive dimensions of China’s rise: the illicit drug trade.
![During Australia Visit, Fijian Prime Minister Calls for ‘Ocean of Peace’ During Australia Visit, Fijian Prime Minister Calls for ‘Ocean of Peace’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-18-183529.jpg)
During Australia Visit, Fijian Prime Minister Calls for ‘Ocean of Peace’
By Dechlan Brennan
Rabuka said Fiji was “more comfortable” dealing with nations like Australia, taking a measured tone and notably shifting Fiji further away from entanglement with China.
![Has China Overplayed Its Hand in the Pacific? Has China Overplayed Its Hand in the Pacific?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-06-14-185843.jpg)
Has China Overplayed Its Hand in the Pacific?
By Grant Wyeth
Fiji announced a reconsideration of its 2011 security agreement with China just before signing a new defense agreement with New Zealand. It was subtle but clear signal to Beijing.
![Fiji Reconsiders Security Ties With China Amid Pacific Tensions Fiji Reconsiders Security Ties With China Amid Pacific Tensions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-06-07-142450.jpg)
Fiji Reconsiders Security Ties With China Amid Pacific Tensions
By Nick Perry
Fiji’s government is finalizing a defense agreement with New Zealand, even while it considers scrapping a 2011 police cooperation agreement with China.
![China in the Pacific: The Fiji Case China in the Pacific: The Fiji Case](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-04-25-200330.jpg)
China in the Pacific: The Fiji Case
By Patricia O’Brien
The specter of geostrategic competition being mapped onto Fiji’s political fault lines remains a distinct possibility that would be deeply damaging for the nation, and region, as a whole.
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