China’s Pacific ties not part of ‘geopolitical rivalry’, Wang Yi tells island leaders

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Pacific island leaders that China’s engagement with their countries is cooperation rather than part of a geopolitical rivalry. His comments come as Beijing and Washington compete for influence across the South Pacific.

China’s cooperation with the Pacific islands is not part of a geopolitical competition, top diplomat Wang Yi told a delegation of politicians from the region on Friday. The comments come as Beijing and Washington vie for influence in the South Pacific. “China’s engagement with Pacific island countries is a form of South-South cooperation based on mutual assistance and support,” Wang said, according to a statement from the Communist Party’s International Department. “This cooperation does not...