China in the Pacific Islands

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.

A closer look at the significance of a key diplomatic switch.

China's outreach to Pacific island states is gaining steam, to the chagrin of other regional powers.

The Pacific is a diplomatic battlefield, with the island countries themselves as the main players.