JAPAN COMMENCES TALKS WITH PACIFIC LEADERS WITH AGENDA OF COUNTERING CHINA

Highlights

• The ninth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting will be attended by representatives from Japan, 14 Pacific island nations, Australia and New Zealand, along with French Polynesia and New Caledonia

• According to the Japanese Foreign Ministry, these islands carry high strategic importance for Tokyo in both economic and security arenas

In order to counter the growing influence of China in the region,....