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Pentagon contractors rally to thwart Beijing's Pacific islands ambitions

Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Beijing, on 20 August 2024.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Beijing, on 20 August 2024. © Huang Jingwen/Xinhua via AFP
The US and China are battling over the Pacific islands with promises of funding, but behind these very visible efforts, the Pentagon is more discreetly enlisting the help of experienced consultants within the key archipelagos' defence ministries in an attempt to align them with the West. [...]
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