New Zealand has called for a joint effort to stop China in the Pacific

Sydney (Australia), June 10 (EFE) .- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinta Arden on Friday called for a joint effort to end China’s dominance in the Pacific. The United States and other Western nations threaten the stability of the region.

“The (Pacific) partnership has the power. In fact, in recent times we have proposed important agreements such as security agreements and dialogue between us as a region,” Artern told the Australian television network Nine. One day official visit to Sydney.

Artern – whose government has been wary of reports about China in recent years – has angered Beijing over the release of a statement by US President Joe Biden last week.

The concerns centered on China’s five – year defense, cooperation and trade plan with Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a ten – day tour of the Pacific on May 30, which he sought to sign with ten countries in the region. It maintains bilateral relations.

The initiative, known for its leaks, was halted by Beijing due to a lack of consensus among Pacific countries, following the signing of a bilateral security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands, which was announced through a leak of documents last April. To the press and it was negotiated in an opaque manner.

It fears that this Chinese multilateral proposal, including the Pacific island nations maintaining their alliances with Taiwan and Australia and New Zealand, would include sending security forces and accessing maritime resources. Open the door to Beijing to establish military bases in the region and in this strategic region.

“China’s presence is neither new nor its relationship with the Pacific islands. When emphasizing

At a press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Artern later stressed that the Pacific states are sovereign, and made it clear that “his government will not oppose any final agreement until it adheres to the values ​​we want.” Is transparent and at their core is peace and stability “.

China, which signed various bilateral agreements during Wang’s tour, has promised that in 2019, the Solomon Islands and the Kiribati will secede from Taiwan. Relationships, work together for those purposes. EFE

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