China: Aid to Pacific Islands Comes with ‘No Political Strings Attached’

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China is hosting the foreign ministers of 11 Pacific Island nations at a meeting in Xiamen. The Chinese government said its aid comes with "no political strings attached" and that the participating Pacific Island nations support China's claim over Taiwan.

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00:00China says there are no strings attached to its development aid for Pacific Island nations.

00:05China is hosting foreign ministers from 11 Pacific countries for a meeting in Xiamen.

00:10Beijing also says they have agreed to uphold its one-China principle.

00:14In recent years, China has increased its efforts to influence Pacific Island nations, offering

00:19them aid in return for ending diplomatic ties with Taiwan.

00:23Taiwan's foreign ministry says none of its current diplomatic allies are attending this

00:27meeting.

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