About Asia
About Asia
South China Morning Post
China reacts to US Pacific deal; beyond US-China geopolitics binary logic
36 minutes Posted Sep 30, 2022 at 9:47 am.
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The US announced a historic US$810 million-aid package for 14 Pacific nations after a two-day conference in Washington. Post China desk reporter Kawala Xie reports on the reaction from China watchers and analysts, and recaps Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's bid to get nations on board a similar deal in early 2022. Brian YS Wong, founding editor-in-chief of the Oxford Political Review and Rhodes scholar from Hong Kong, discusses reports that US businesses are making exit plans from China if…