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October 12, 2023
By Lawrence Fong in Port Moresby Cheaper loans will be a key agenda for Papua New Guinea officials when Prime Minister James Marape leads a delegation of government and business leaders to China for bilateral talks next week. Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey, who is going to be part of the delegation, made the announcement earlier this ... <a title="PNG eyes China for more ‘cheaper’ loans as ties gain momentum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/12/png-eyes-china-for-more-cheaper-loans-as-ties-gain-momentum/" aria-label="Read more about PNG eyes China for more ‘cheaper’ loans as ties gain momentum">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Sue Ahearn As China seeks greater influence in the South Pacific, its manipulation of local news outlets is having a serious impact on media independence. Most Pacific media organisations are struggling financially, many journalists have lost their jobs and China is offering a way for them to survive — at the cost of ... <a title="How China is manipulating the information war in the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/how-china-is-manipulating-the-information-war-in-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about How China is manipulating the information war in the Pacific">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2021
A View from Afar: Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will analyse how Taiwan is delicately navigating its way between two clashing global powers. On one side there's China and on the other is the USA. Taiwan has been self-governing for over 70 years. It insists it wants to remain an independently governed economy. Can it navigate a pathway to relative peace through diplomatic means? Yes, and here's how.
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February 29, 2020
China’s rise in the Asia-Pacific region has the entire globe assessing how the future of the region might look. Delegates at February’s QS Summit in Wellington got a first-hand analysis from some leading academics on the subject, with debates over the nature of the power transition that is underway, and the contours of a new ... <a title="China’s ‘mixed messages’ in Asia recipe for distrust, says academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/29/chinas-mixed-messages-in-asia-recipe-for-distrust-says-academic/" aria-label="Read more about China’s ‘mixed messages’ in Asia recipe for distrust, says academic">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2019
By RNZ Pacific A Solomon Islands province has agreed to lease a large island to a Chinese developer to develop into a special economic zone, weeks after the country opened diplomatic ties with China. But already cracks abound; there has been no official announcement and the provincial premier says the deal is on ice. Experts say ... <a title="Solomons’ deal with Chinese developer sparks ‘concern’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/14/solomons-deal-with-chinese-developer-sparks-concern/" aria-label="Read more about Solomons’ deal with Chinese developer sparks ‘concern’">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2019
By RNZ Pacific Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has said she “regrets and strongly condemns” the Solomon Islands’ decision to establish diplomatic relations with China. The Solomons cabinet made the decision yesterday after which Taiwan terminated its 36-year relationship with the Pacific country. Tsai said China’s promises of financial assistance often come up “empty” and that ... <a title="Taiwan ‘regrets and condemns’ Solomons China switch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/17/taiwan-regrets-and-condemns-solomons-china-switch/" aria-label="Read more about Taiwan ‘regrets and condemns’ Solomons China switch">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2019
By Megan Darby, deputy editor of Climate Home News China launched an “international green development coalition” last week, in the face of growing concern about its coal investments. The Environment Ministry hosted an event on the “green belt and road” as part of a leaders’ summit in Beijing to promote Chinese investment in partner countries. ... <a title="China promotes ‘green’ belt and road, but pressured over coal investments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/china-promotes-green-belt-and-road-but-pressured-over-coal-investments/" aria-label="Read more about China promotes ‘green’ belt and road, but pressured over coal investments">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Editorial by Selwyn Manning. This week New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern concluded her first bilateral with China’s two top leaders President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang and ended with clear signals the two countries are poised to build on the $30billion two-way trade relationship. But there was more to this bilateral meeting than ... <a title="EDITORIAL: New Zealand Should Be Well Pleased with Ardern’s NZ-PRC Bilateral" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/editorial-new-zealand-should-be-well-pleased-with-arderns-nz-prc-bilateral/" aria-label="Read more about EDITORIAL: New Zealand Should Be Well Pleased with Ardern’s NZ-PRC Bilateral">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2018
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