Honiara | The president of Palau has warned his country is “already at war” with China and called for greater economic co-operation across the Pacific, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed Australia and Fiji would negotiate a new security deal to cut Beijing’s influence.

Speaking before his arrival at the Pacific Islands Forum in the Solomon Islands, Palauan President Surangel Whipps called for an Indo-Pacific investment initiative to attract more private sector investment to the region to counter Chinese influence. Loading...

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