China in the Pacific Islands

Chinese aid to the Pacific shrank by 31 percent in 2019 to $169 million, the Lowy Institute said.

The United States’ Pacific territories, like all the Pacific Islands, face a challenge to diversify their economies away from reliance on China.

The decision by Micronesian countries to leave the PIF will have major strategic implications.

China held a second “special meeting on COVID-19” with Pacific Island countries.

Defense Secretary Esper's recent visits to Palau and Guam highlight the importance of the Second Island Chain to U.S. interests -- and China's growing influence there.

The Australian government would likely be very wary of such a development, should it occur. 

Amid the geostrategic competition in the Pacific, the China-Japan dynamic is often overlooked.

China’s COVID-19 public relations push presents a major challenge for Australia, and the West broadly, in countering Chinese influence in the Pacific

The Solomon Islands is considering a controversial investment for a passport scheme; meanwhile Vanuatu is considering scrapping its own version.

Samoa will host a rugby tournament, thanks to Chinese funding. But Australia sees the sport as its own soft power advantage.

Kiribati, the latest of Taiwan's former allies to switch to China, holds special significance for Beijing.