https://www.scmp.com/rss/512702/feed Henrietta McNeill is a PhD candidate in the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University. She is a 2021-22 Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Awardee, currently hosted at the University of California Los Angeles. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Australia and New Zealand have been swept by consternation after it emerged that China was in discussions towards a potential Pacific-wide pact which could see it cooperate with 10 Pacific island states on issues such as policing, security and data communications. This revelation comes hot on the heels of China agreeing a bilateral security pact with the Solomon Islands. So far, the substance of the pact has taken a back seat to conjecture. The leaked documents are vaguely written, full of... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3179809/furore-over-pacific-nations-china-deals-puts-focus-security-instead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3179809/furore-over-pacific-nations-china-deals-puts-focus-security-instead?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:00:29 +0000