An eight-nation Pacific tour by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi was not an exercise to drive a wedge between the Pacific Island states and their Western partners as claimed by some Western media reports, but a big effort that underlined China's resolve to build partnerships and foster cooperation in the region, experts said.
Wang Yi's Pacific Islands tour boosts regional development Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.