But its proximity to Hawaii and its huge ocean expanse have bolstered its strategic importance and provoked an influence skirmish between Western powers and Beijing. The Kiribati government ...

Canberra and Wellington have been warning for years of Beijing’s attempts to increase its diplomatic and security footprint ...

While Maamau rejoined six months later, Kiribati’s opposition feared China played a role in the initial decision, suggesting that Beijing would benefit from an isolated Kiribati, not least in ...

Kiribati, a Pacific Ocean neighbour of Hawaii with a vast Exclusive Economic Zone of 3.6 million square kms (1.4 million square miles) has developed close ties to Beijing in recent years including ...

An Election in Kiribati Provokes Western Alarm About Beijing's Sway in Pacific Atoll Nation WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — People in Kiribati went to the polls on Wednesday for the first round ...

But its proximity to Hawaii and its huge ocean expanse have bolstered its strategic importance and provoked an influence skirmish between Western powers and Beijing. The Kiribati government ...