Fiji PM visits Xiamen

The high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs between China and the United States has concluded in Geneva. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said the two sides have reached substantive progress and important consensus. 

A Chinese diplomat says the country is ready to strengthen coordination with Latin American countries to uphold international multilateralism. 

The fourth ministerial meeting of a forum between China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States will convene in Beijing on Tuesday. 

Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is in Aotearoa on his first official visit after winning the election six months ago. Mr Rabuka was welcomed by the Fijian Community in Auckland last night. RNZ Pacific's Rachael Nath was at the ceremony and filed this report. 

A former president of Kiribati, believes his country is cooking up a deal with China that may have influenced its withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum. 

Sean breaks down the state visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his meeting with President Biden.  We have a strained relationship, no doubt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

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