PAGOPAGO/RAROTONGA (RNZ Pacific/Pacnews) — The full impact of huge sea swells across American Samoa and the Cook Islands is only starting to come to light.
It would be tidy for New Zealand and Australian leaders to blame China’s debt within Sri Lanka for its collapse, so that they could scare Pacific Island nations back into the fold. It would be wrong.
The Solomons Islands security agreement with China led to paroxysms of 'serious concern' about militarisation of the Pacific. 3 days before the Pacific Island Forum convened, 4 US B-2 nuclear-capable stealth bombers deployed on rotation into Australia. I know what worries me most.
A state of emergency has been declared in American Samoa because of severe weather conditions resulting in damage to roads, infrastructure, property, and coastal villages.
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