SYDNEY: Fiji is opposed to China setting up a military base in the Pacific Islands, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said on Wednesday (Jul 2), adding that it did not need such a base to project ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Fiji is opposed to China setting up a military base in the Pacific Islands, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said on Wednesday, adding that it did not need such a base to project power ...

Sitiveni Rabuka said China's influence in the South Pacific is not welcome from his perspective. But not all nations in the region are on the same page as Beijing continues to invest heavily.

The Chinese embassy in Fiji has not responded to a comment request immediately. Beijing had previously ruled out the establishment of a military base on Solomon Islands.

Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has delivered a blow to China's security ambitions in the Pacific, declaring his country would "not welcome" any Chinese military bases in the region.

Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is leading a delegation on a high-level visit to Australia this week. The Fiji government said Rabuka will meet with the Fijian diaspora in Canberra and ...

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