Pacific island leaders do not share Australia's concerns about China's rising influence in the region, Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Malielegaoi ...
WELLINGTON: Pacific island leaders do not share Australia's concerns about China's rising influence in the region, Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Malielegaoi said Thursday .
Australia and other western-aligned nations have launched diplomatic campaigns to limit China's inroads in the region but Malielegaoi said all nations that offered help were welcome.His comments come as Australia finds itself increasingly isolated in the 18-member PIF over its reluctance to take urgent action on climate change.
But when the meeting ended late Thursday after more than 12 hours no communique was immediately available, despite requests to PIF officials. Canberra also reportedly objected to calls for global warming to be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the phasing out of coal power, and for countries around the world to aim for zero net carbon emissions by 2050.
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