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                                <title><![CDATA[ US budget fight could create opening for China in the Pacific ]]></title>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pacific island sea levels rising faster than global average, WMO says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 01:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ US Coast Guard seeks bigger role to search, board vessels in Pacific ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 09:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The push to expand the role of US Coast Guard across millions of kilometres of ocean could see US officials board Chinese vessels and comes after an intensification of rivalry in the Pacific between the US and China. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Palau seeks more US patrols of its waters after Chinese incursions ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Palau has a decades-old pact with Washington whereby the US retains responsibility for its defence and provides economic assistance - a legacy that has its roots in World War Two. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pacific island leaders meet to show unity amid super power competition ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 06:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ China's ambitions in the Pacific islands have alarmed the US and its allies, after Beijing struck a security pact with Solomon Islands. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Russia says its navy in joint patrols with China in Pacific ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 04:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The deepening 'no limits' partnership between the rising superpower of China and the natural resources titan of Russia is a geopolitical development the West is watching with anxiety. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ China, NZ foreign ministers discuss Pacific involvement ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:41:20 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ China's growing influence in the region and the potential of militarisation has concerned New Zealand along with its allies. ]]></description>
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