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The US is looking to reengage in a region where China has been steadily expanding its influence.

The US is elevating its engagement with the Pacific as Beijing increases its presence in the region.

The tiny nation is one of four in the Pacific that still maintains formal ties with Taiwan.

Small Pacific island nations are gaining attention amid US-China rivalry after years of being overlooked.

Key summit comes as region grapples with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and US-China rivalry.

China-Taiwan fistfight in Fiji raises concerns that broader US-China rivalry could destabilise the Pacific.

People in the island nations have some of world’s highest rates of diabetes and obesity, and health systems are weak.

Pacific island nation’s 16 legislators pick Kausea Natano as new leader instead of pro-Taiwan former prime minister.

We examine if the global conservation summit can offer a meaningful respite for threatened wildlife.

At least five people killed after 8.0-earthquake struck near Santa Cruz islands, triggering warnings across Pacific.

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