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The US-China fallout from Biden’s PNG no-show

The resource-rich yet dirt-poor Pacific nation is caught in the crosshairs of big-power competition.

A protester holds a portrait of former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont during a protest in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
Australia & Pacific

What We're Watching: Catalan separatist off the hook, Biden's special counsel, Oz-PNG deal, Czech election, nukes for South Korea?

Spanish justice gives up on Catalan fugitive; Oz & PNG working on security agreement; Czech elections — round one, fight! Plus, might South Korea develop nukes?

Illustration of China and US flags arm-wrestling over Pacific islands.
Viewpoint

US-China competition expands to the Pacific Islands

This week, President Joe Biden is hosting the first-ever US-Pacific Island Country Summit in Washington, DC.