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Tsunami Injuries in Tonga Still Unknown as Wave Hits Other Regions of Pacific

January 15, 2022
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Injuries in Tonga are currently unknown after a four-foot tsunami wave hit the Pacific island nation on Saturday, triggered by an underwater volcano eruption. Information has been slow to get out due to a disruption to communications. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted at 5:10 p.m. local time on Saturday,…

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Tsunami Observed in American Samoa After Tonga Volcano Erupts

January 15, 2022
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An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations, with footage on social media showing waves crashing into homes. Tsunami waves were observed in Tonga’s capital and the capital of American Samoa, a U.S.-based tsunami monitor said. The eruption at 0410 GMT of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga…

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Australia Changes Tack, Focuses on Sport to Win the Pacific From Beijing

September 3, 2021
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Australia is considering an ambitious sporting diplomacy mission to deepen engagement in the South Pacific region, amid increasing competition with Beijing’s encroaching hegemony. “Team AusPac” is an initiative being recommended to the federal government following an extensive inquiry into improving trade and relations with Pacific Island nations. The proposal would see an expansion of existing…

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Nine Pacific Nations to ‘Deepen Exchanges’ With Beijing

June 2, 2021
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Leaders from nine Pacific Island nations have vowed to deepen their relationship with Beijing, fight the pandemic, and continue collaborating on major infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The pledge comes amid an ongoing tug-of-war between Beijing and democratic allies in the South Pacific region. In late May, top Chinese Communist Party…

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