344.VIKING BOER – CHINA WATCH –China’s Dirty Tactics to Control The Pacific

Mar 24, 2024 #60MinutesAustralia
Startling vision showing China’s dominance over a Pacific nation.
When China’s powerful foreign minister Wang Yi met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong a few days ago, the pair, albeit awkwardly, smiled and shook hands for the cameras. But behind closed doors there’s no doubt the atmosphere would have been much less cordial. Both nations have plenty of differences to work through, including the ongoing battle for influence in the Pacific. While Canberra takes a more softly-softly approach to our near neighbours, that’s not Beijing’s way of doing business. In a joint investigation by 60 MINUTES, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Nick McKenzie reveals some of the downright dirty tactics China uses to assert its dominance over tiny nations like Fiji.
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