France enters Pacific tug-of-love

THE tug-of-love for the hearts and souls of the Pacific island nations continues with France now entering the fray, following Australia, the US, India, Indonesia, Japan and other countries wishing to outflank what they perceive to be China’s growing influence in the region.

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This time it is not the Australian patrol boats or US defence promises with which islanders are being wooed, but in typical French fashion - through learning to speak the European language.

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