🇨🇳 China has urged nearly a dozen Pacific Island nations not to be “too nervous” about its intentions in the region, after they refused to sign a sweeping pact with Beijing
China has urged nearly a dozen Pacific Island nations not to be “too nervous” about its intentions in the region, after they refused to sign a sweeping pact with Beijing.
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