Samoa signs a bilateral agreement with China, promising 'greater collaboration' as Beijing's foreign minister continues a tour of the South Pacific that has sparked concern among Western countries
The mission has prompted Western leaders to urge regional counterparts to spurn any Chinese attempt to extend its security reach across the region.
The details of Saturday's deal are unclear but an earlier leaked draft agreement sent to several Pacific countries outlined plans to expand security and economic engagement. The deal also contained an agreement to help build a police fingerprinting lab in addition to an already announced police academy in the country.
Samoan government confirmed that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa had met and discussed "climate change, the pandemic and peace and security".The wide-ranging draft agreement and a five-year plan circulated to several pacific nations would give China a larger security footprint in a region seen as crucial to the interests of the United States and its allies.
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