Japan Meets Pacific Leaders to Counter China's Influence

02/14/2024 NHK World-Japan: Japan met with the participating countries Monday at a preparatory event in Fiji. The group is supposed to address regional issues in the South Pacific, and one major question is how they'll deal with Beijing’s increasing influence on certain members. However, many of those same nations like Fiji and the Solomon Islands are being courted by China. China's influence in the region has rattled countries like Japan, the US and Australia,
02/14/2024 NHK日本国际传媒: 日本于周一会见了太平洋岛国领导人会议的参与国，该小组的目的是解决南太平洋地区的问题，其中一个重要的问题是如何应对中共在某些特定参与国不断增长的影响力问题。然尔，很多国家如斐济和所罗门群岛受到中共拉拢。中共在该地区不断增长的影响力引发日本、美国和澳大利亚的担忧。