PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor

PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 27 August 10, 2026

Close Protection, Aerial Surveillance, and a Spy Ship in Suva

China’s Police Liaison Team completes close protection training for the RSIPF officers who guard the Solomon Islands’ political leadership; the embassy in Port Vila donates drones to Vanuatu Correctional Services; Beijing’s defence attaché in Suva marks the return of a donated hydrographic survey ship.

By Jonah Bock

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 26 August 3, 2026

Beijing Sends Buyers to Port Moresby

A PetroChina delegation lands in Port Moresby days after Taiwan suspends spot LNG purchases; Guangdong signs a media letter of intent in Apia; China’s National Immigration Administration donates six vehicles to the Solomon Islands Immigration Division.

By Jonah Bock

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 25 July 27, 2026

China Addresses Taiwan Holdouts

Chinese diplomats publish one-China principle op-eds in Fiji and the FSM using PNG’s Taipei office closure as their opening; Liu Weimin defends the missile test in Tonga; China hands over 161 CHEC/Huawei-built telecom towers in the Solomon Islands.

By Jonah Bock

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 24 July 20, 2026

The CCP Takes Its Party Act to the Pacific

The CCP’s International Liaison Department makes its first recorded Pacific visit; Chinese ambassadors and provinces run six training programs for 130+ Pacific Islanders; PLA 99th anniversary receptions across three capitals.

By Jonah Bock

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 23 July 13, 2026

China’s Nauru Ambassador Hitches a Ride to Kiribati

China’s Ambassador to Nauru accompanies President Adeang to Kiribati’s independence day; Solomon Islands FM signs an economic framework in Beijing; PNG closes the Taipei Economic Office.

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 22 July 6, 2026

Fiji Picks Australia; China Stays Anyway

Days after Fiji signed the Ocean of Peace Alliance with Australia, China’s defense attaché donated to the RFMF, attended the Commander’s birthday, and toured a frontline Fijian battalion.

By Jonah Bock

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 21 June 29, 2026

China and Taiwan Both Come Bearing Gifts

China and Taiwan each donate to the Pacific Islands Forum in parallel bids for influence; Qian Bo engages the PIF Secretariat and Tonga’s PM.

By Jonah Bock

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 20 June 22, 2026

China Delegates Pacific Diplomacy to the Provinces

Jiangsu Province leads China’s engagement with Fiji and Solomon Islands; Qian Bo briefs Pacific Islands diplomats in Nanjing on the Seven Cooperation Platforms.

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 19 June 15, 2026

China’s Police Walk a Fiji Beat

China resumes police equipment handovers to Fiji and runs an intensive seminar campaign across the region.

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Special Report ★ Featured May 25, 2026

Last-Mile Threat: AccLinks Communications

How AccLinks embeds high-risk Chinese hardware in Pacific Island telecommunications, gating Western-funded subsea cables.

By Jonah Bock

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 18 June 8, 2026

Fengqiao Lite in Lau Valley: China’s Grassroots Policing Model Adapts to the Solomons

China’s policing partnerships in the Solomons; coordinated Dialogue Among Civilizations push and a Nauru media broadcast.

By Jonah Bock

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 17 Jun 1, 2026

Wale Goes to Canberra; Beijing Stays Busy

China’s continuing engagement in the Solomons, and the GX Foundation’s delegation to Tonga.

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 15 May 18, 2026

Beijing Counts Victories in Diplomatic Competition with Taiwan

PNG–China economic framework; one-China affirmations from Tonga and Nauru.

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 14 May 11, 2026

From China Skeptic to Sit-Down

Solomon Islands PM Wale hosts Beijing's envoy; a Shanghai delegation visits Vanuatu.

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 13 May 4, 2026

Nauru and Tonga Make the Pilgrimage to Beijing

Delegations travel to Beijing; the NauruansChinaStory cultural campaign.

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 12 Apr 27, 2026

Xi to PM Marape: I Give You Guangdong

Papua New Guinea's investment tour; expanded PRC medical services in the Solomons and Samoa.

By Jonah Bock

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 11 Apr 20, 2026

Cuba and China's Kiribati Rendezvous

Cuba and China's Kiribati rendezvous, disaster relief across Micronesia, and high-level meetings.

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 10 Apr 13, 2026

Climate Cooperation and Ministerial Visits

Climate cooperation week and ministerial visits across the Pacific.

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 9 Apr 6, 2026

In the Shadow of the Crocodile

China–Papua New Guinea defense cooperation and diplomacy in Nauru.

By Jonah Bock

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 8 Mar 31, 2026

Tomb Sweeping Day & the Samoa Foray

Qian Bo's Samoa visit, Tomb Sweeping Day observance, and people-to-people ties.

By Jonah Bock

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 7 Mar 23, 2026

44 Years with Vanuatu, Subnational Diplomacy

44 years of relations with Vanuatu, subnational diplomacy, and education engagement.

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 6 Mar 16, 2026

Food Security & the Economic Model

Food security, education, and promoting China's economic model across the Pacific.

By Jonah Bock

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 5 Mar 9, 2026

Women, Children, and Energy

Themes from the week: women, children, and energy across the Pacific.

By Jonah Bock

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 4 Mar 2, 2026

Chinese Police, Societal Engagement, and Sub-National Diplomacy

Chinese police engagement, societal outreach, and sub-national diplomacy across the Pacific.

By Jonah Bock

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 3 Feb 23, 2026

Customs and Drugs, Liu Weimin's Big Week

Customs cooperation and drug enforcement; a high-profile week for Ambassador Liu Weimin.

By Jonah Bock

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 2 Feb 16, 2026

Embassies Shut Down for Lunar New Year, Commercial Diplomacy

Embassies shut down for Lunar New Year while commercial diplomacy carries on.

By Jonah Bock

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PRC Pacific Embassies Monitor · Wk 1 Feb 9, 2026

Lunar New Year Comes to the Pacific, David Adeang in Guangdong

Lunar New Year across the Pacific; Nauru President David Adeang visits Guangdong.

By Jonah Bock

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