France sends more police, seeks talks, to quell New Caledonia riots swissinfo.ch - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from swissinfo.ch Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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France has initiated the constitutional change to strengthen its grip over the strategically significant Pacific colony amid escalating preparations for a US-led war in the region against China.
The French-proposed "pact" to salvage New Caledonia's beleaguered nickel industry is still in limbo as the local Congress has decided to re-examine the whole document through a "special committee".