Photo: Facebook / Chinese embassy in Fiji
Warnings that Beijing is actively targeting Pacific democracies have intensified in the United States.
As Washington renews its strategic compact ties with three Micronesian nations, there is growing concern over China's political, economic, and security footprint across the region.
Pacific security analyst Robert Underwood, chairman of the Pacific Center for Island Security and a former US congressional delegate from Guam, said Washington DC's latest warnings about China echo long-standing concerns but still fall short of a coherent economic strategy for the region.
"There is no US p
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