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July 31, 2019
By RNZ Auckland University of Technology has denied bowing to Chinese government pressure to stop one of its rooms being used for an event marking the 30th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on protests in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The New Zealand university has confirmed it canned a reservation for the event on Monday 3 ... <a title="NZ university denies cancelling Tiananmen event over China govt pressure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/nz-university-denies-cancelling-tiananmen-event-over-china-govt-pressure/" aria-label="Read more about NZ university denies cancelling Tiananmen event over China govt pressure">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila The Chinese Embassy has for a second time failed to respond to a request for comment concerning its role in the arrest, detention and planned deportation of six Chinese nationals on Vanuatu soil. The Vanuatu Daily Post originally contacted the embassy by telephone last week, but were instructed to ... <a title="Some detained Chinese accused were Vanuatu support citizenship applicants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/some-detained-chinese-accused-were-vanuatu-support-citizenship-applicants/" aria-label="Read more about Some detained Chinese accused were Vanuatu support citizenship applicants">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2019
ANALYSIS: By Bates Gill of Macquarie University As China solidifies its new status as superpower and cementing its influence in the Pacific, The Conversation is launching a series looking at what this means for the world – how China maintains its power, how it wields its power and how its power might be threatened. Chinese ... <a title="Xi Jinping’s grip on power is absolute, but new threats to his ‘Chinese dream’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/28/xi-jinpings-grip-on-power-is-absolute-but-new-threats-to-his-chinese-dream/" aria-label="Read more about Xi Jinping’s grip on power is absolute, but new threats to his ‘Chinese dream’">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Both the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea governments have signalled changes to make their forestry industries more sustainable. According to Loop PNG, the Papua New Guinea government will be putting a stop to the issuance of all new logging licences to foreign companies. Forestry Minister Solan Mirisim who resigned as ... <a title="PNG and Solomons’ governments call for changes to forestry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/14/png-and-solomons-governments-call-for-changes-to-forestry/" aria-label="Read more about PNG and Solomons’ governments call for changes to forestry">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2019
By RNZ Pacific The Solomon Islands Government should exercise caution as it considers whether to maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan or switch to China, an academic says. Last week, amid diplomatic visits from both Australia and New Zealand, the Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele said the government would take its time to make an ... <a title="Academic calls for caution over Solomon Islands’ Taiwan/China decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/14/academic-calls-for-caution-over-solomon-islands-taiwan-china-decision/" aria-label="Read more about Academic calls for caution over Solomon Islands’ Taiwan/China decision">Read more</a>
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June 7, 2019
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Both the Australian and New Zealand governments have pledged to continue and increase financial aid to the Solomon Islands. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that Australia will pledge A$250 million in aid. He made the announcement in Honiara during his first post-election overseas trip. READ MORE: Chinese influence in the ... <a title="More aid to Solomon Islands from Australia and New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/07/more-aid-to-solomon-islands-from-australia-and-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about More aid to Solomon Islands from Australia and New Zealand">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2019
By Ian Kaukui in Honiara Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has arrived in Solomon Islands on a two-day state visit. His trip to Honiara marks his first overseas trip since being elected in the May 18 federal election. For Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, Morrison is his first overseas counterpart to officially visit him. ... <a title="Morrison arrives in Solomons in first visit by an Australian PM in decade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/03/morrison-arrives-in-solomons-in-first-visit-by-an-australian-pm-in-decade/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison arrives in Solomons in first visit by an Australian PM in decade">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2019
COMMENTARY: By Tarcisius Kabutaulaka Since the late 1980s, the logging industry has dominated the Solomon Islands economy. For nearly three decades, it has accounted for about 50 percent of the country’s foreign exchange revenue. In 2018, round logs account for 70 percent of Solomon Islands total exports. Eighty percent of that is exported to China. ... <a title="Tarcisius Kabutaulaka: Logging bonanza hasn’t helped Solomon Islands landowners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/30/tarcisius-kabutaulaka-logging-bonanza-hasnt-helped-solomon-islands-landowners/" aria-label="Read more about Tarcisius Kabutaulaka: Logging bonanza hasn’t helped Solomon Islands landowners">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Concern over China’s growing influence in the Pacific has featured prominently in recent high-level meetings, announcements and in news media. China was top of the agenda in an historic Whitehouse meeting between President Trump and the leaders of the Pacific’s Freely Associated States last week, reports RNZ Pacific. While it was ... <a title="Chinese influence in the Pacific prompts high-level meetings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/28/chinese-influence-in-the-pacific-prompts-high-level-meetings/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese influence in the Pacific prompts high-level meetings">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2019
By RNZ Pacific Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is coming under increasing pressure from his own MPs to switch the country’s political allegiance from Taiwan to China, report local news media. Solomon Islands is one of 17 nations that give diplomatic recognition to Taiwan, which provides Solomon Islands with many millions of dollars in ... <a title="Solomons PM under pressure to switch allegiance from Taiwan to China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/20/solomons-pm-under-pressure-to-switch-allegiance-from-taiwan-to-china/" aria-label="Read more about Solomons PM under pressure to switch allegiance from Taiwan to China">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2019
By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch While Pacific countries have got off rather lightly in a major global media freedom report last month with most named countries apparently “improving”, the reality is that politicians are becoming more intolerant and belligerent towards news media and information “black holes” are growing. The Pacific is at ... <a title="Pacific media freedom and news ‘ black holes’ worsen for World Press Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/03/pacific-media-freedom-and-news-black-holes-worsen-for-world-press-day/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific media freedom and news ‘ black holes’ worsen for World Press Day">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>
