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Here s what is happening in news from around the Pacific today, Thursday 10 December.
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat and the People s Republic of China (PRC) Embassy in Vanuatu commenced discussion on possible partnership arrangements.
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Melanesian Spearhead Group talks partnership with China
The Melanesian Spearhead Group s (MSG) Secretariat has begun talks with China on possible partnership arrangements.
A meeting was held at the Chinese Embassy in Vanuatu s capital Port Vila where the MSG secretariat is also located.
A new multi-lateral approach is being heralded by the MSG secretariat, representing the group s five full members Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, PNG and New Caledonia s Kanaks.