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French Polynesia
![President Macron’s Historic Pacific Visit: A Signal of France’s Regional Step-Up President Macron’s Historic Pacific Visit: A Signal of France’s Regional Step-Up](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-07-21-131353.jpg)
President Macron’s Historic Pacific Visit: A Signal of France’s Regional Step-Up
By Céline Pajon
With Macron's visit to New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea, he has a chance to address France's shaken legitimacy in the Pacific.
![French Polynesia’s New Pro-Independence Leadership French Polynesia’s New Pro-Independence Leadership](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-09-185139.jpg)
French Polynesia’s New Pro-Independence Leadership
By Paco Milhiet
The coming political transition in the island territory will have national and international consequences.
![Why France-US Relations Matter for the Pacific Why France-US Relations Matter for the Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-12-22-190047.jpg)
Why France-US Relations Matter for the Pacific
By Guy C. Charlton and Xiang Gao
Increased French-U.S. cooperation in the region should be welcome news to Pacific Island states.
![French Polynesia Has Its Own China Dream French Polynesia Has Its Own China Dream](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-23-133148.jpg)
French Polynesia Has Its Own China Dream
By Paco Milhiet
The French overseas territory seeks to maintain strong relations with China, while Paris is more wary.
![French Polynesia and France’s Indo-Pacific Strategy French Polynesia and France’s Indo-Pacific Strategy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-10-131332.jpg)
French Polynesia and France’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
By Paco Milhiet
French Polynesia, with its strategic location and massive EEZ, will play a key role in France's Indo-Pacific policy.
![Is Corruption a Serious Problem in the Pacific? Is Corruption a Serious Problem in the Pacific?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-04-10.jpg)
Is Corruption a Serious Problem in the Pacific?
By Joshua Mcdonald
A recent report illustrates that the people of the Pacific believe corruption is a massive problem for both them and their governments.
![Polynesian Triangulation: Polynesian Leaders’ Group Expands Polynesian Triangulation: Polynesian Leaders’ Group Expands](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-braden-jarvis-383867-unsplash.jpg)
Polynesian Triangulation: Polynesian Leaders’ Group Expands
By Grant Wyeth
New Zealand, Hawaii, and Rapa Nui, the outer points of the triangle, joined the group recently.
![Trouble in Paradise: A Chinese Occupation in Tahiti Trouble in Paradise: A Chinese Occupation in Tahiti](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-img_0797.jpg)
Trouble in Paradise: A Chinese Occupation in Tahiti
By Anne-Marie Brady
Questions surround the Chinese consulate’s illegal occupation in French Polynesia.
![French Polynesia at the Chinese Crossroads French Polynesia at the Chinese Crossroads](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-8812879400_e995740ceb_z.jpg)
French Polynesia at the Chinese Crossroads
By Sébastien Goulard
The islands need to carefully weigh the benefits of Chinese investment with the potential risks.
![The French Election in the Pacific The French Election in the Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-23256939044_f8e5533422_z.jpg)
The French Election in the Pacific
By Grant Wyeth
The outcome of the French presidential election has ramifications for Paris' Pacific territories.
![A French Pivot to Asia? A French Pivot to Asia?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-30_lds_1.jpg)
A French Pivot to Asia?
By Cleo Paskal
Though perhaps overlooked, France has long been an Asian power and intends to remain so in the 21st century.
![Sacred Ink: Tattoos of Polynesia Sacred Ink: Tattoos of Polynesia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-25_13-45-32.jpg)
Sacred Ink: Tattoos of Polynesia
By Jonathan DeHart
After 150 years of religious suppression, tattoos have returned to their rightful place as cultural symbols of Polynesia.
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