Australia opens 2 new Pacific Island embassies to counteract Chinese incursions

China’s influence in the South Pacific in recent years, so that the regional power Australia is on pins and needles. Reuters reported on the 4th, Australia in the Marshall Islands (Marshall Islands), French Polynesia (French Polynesia) newly established embassies opened on the 4th, to counterbalance Chinese influence to speed up the pace.

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Australian Pacific Affairs Minister Zed Seselja issued a joint statement saying, “Australia is committed to working closely and consistently with our Pacific partners to promote regional prosperity and security.

According to reports, Australia currently has 19 embassies in the Pacific, including new ones in Tuvalu, Cook Islands, Palau and Niue over the past three years, the highest number of embassies in the Pacific.