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U.S. and Its Allies in Asia Form New Group to Counter China’s Rising Influence in the South Pacific

by Eric Olander
File image of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama at a joint press conference in Fiji's capital city Suva. Leon LORD / AFP

The United States formed yet another coalition with a catchy tagline intended to push back against China’s growing clout, this time in the South Pacific. 

The United States, Japan, Australia, Britain, and New Zealand announced on Friday the formation of the “Partners in the Blue Pacific” that aims to relieve the “growing pressure on the rules-based free and open international order” (presumably coming from China).

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