Tuvalu’s economic zone is rich in tuna, but few foreign jurisdictions that fish in the Pacific have supported efforts to safeguard its maritime boundaries. Read more
The U.S. Coast Guard has rejected comments by a Chinese diplomat that its recent boardings of Chinese fishing boats in the Pacific Islands alongside local police are illegal, saying the join... Read more
New Zealand said on Monday it will dispatch defense personnel, helicopters and a naval ship to the Solomon Islands to assist in a national election due next month, where relations with China... Read more
China has a strategy to help Pacific Island nations with policing, not defense, and its growing presence in the region should not alarm Australia, China's ambassador to Australia said o... Read more
The oceans are a common good shared by humanity. Their presence — a gift — connects us all culturally, economically and morally. Yet formal dialogue on marine environments is still far from... Read more
Over three days of intense fighting, thousands of soldiers died on beaches and in the ocean for a prize — a strategic speck of coral sand and its critical air strip, in the middle of the Pac... Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden sought to reaffirm Washington’s commitment to Pacific island nations Monday as he again hosted leaders from the region at the White House, part of a charm offensive... Read more