Kiribas withdrew from the Pacific Island Forum, Western media maliciously speculated that China "benefited", and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded

[Global Times special reporter Wang Miao Global Times reporter Zhao Juezhang] The 51st Pacific Island Forum (PIF) was held in Suwa, the capital of Fiji from July 11th to 14th. The day before the opening of the forum, Kiribas suddenly announced that it would not participate in the forum, which surprised the national sense of the Pacific region. When reporting the matter, some Western media believed that China would benefit from it, implying that Kiribos decided to withdraw from PIF may be related to China. A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs refuted during the relevant inquiry on the 11th that there was no factual basis for relevant reports, and China has always did not interfere with the internal affairs of the Pacific Island.

President Ken announced his withdrawal from the forum

On the 10th, New Zealand TV took the lead in the exclusive report of "Kiribas withdrawing from the Pacific Island Forum to cause a crisis". As one of the five countries of the Michamii region, Kiribas President Ma Mao wrote to the Secretary -General of PIF on the 9th to inform him of his decision to withdraw. Essence The letter proposed four "key reasons", and some analysts believe that this is mainly related to the fact that Ma Mao believes that PIF failed to resolve the marginal concerns of the macronisia country.

Yang Hongzhang, a special senior researcher at the Pacific Island State Research Center of Liaocheng University in Fiji, told the Global Times reporter on the 11th that the cultural circle can be divided into Micronesia, the United States, and Polynesia State. The Small State has a history of being cosmarked by Japan and the United States, and has a close relationship with Japan and the United States. Foreign assistance for the equal amount of countries. Within the Pacific Island Forum, the Small State has previously disagreed with other countries due to secretary -general problems.

According to PIF's "gentleman agreement", the organization secretary -general was taken turns by Polly, the United States, and Michael. According to reports, as early as February 2021, the Michael Five countries announced the plan to withdraw from PIF because the candidate from the PIF Secretary -General from the area was rejected by the Polly State. Former Prime Minister Punner of Ke Islands. The Michael Five Kingdoms were originally scheduled to withdraw from PIF at the end of June this year, but the leaders of the Pacific Island country held a meeting in June and signed the "Suwa Agreement". Long, and agreed to formally form a "gentleman agreement" to avoid similar differences. PIF will also set up a new offices in the Small State and move the position of Pacific Commissioner to the place.

However, Ma Mao said in a letter on July 9 that Kiribas' concerns were not fully resolved. The country neither signed the "Suwa Agreement" nor to participate in the forum. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) interpreted that Mam Mao still hoped to resign and believed that it was a "principle issue", about "fairness, equality, and tolerance." In addition, another reason given by Ma Mao is that the meeting period of this forum coincides with Kiribas National Day (July 12). He has requested to postpone the date of the forum, but this requirement is neither considered nor recognized. Ma Mao said: "The unity of the region depends on how we treat and understand each other with practical respect and understanding."

Campaign to Pacific Unity

Kiribas' withdrawal caused concerns and concerns of regional countries. The Foreign Minister of Tuvaru hopes that Kiribas will re -consider his decision. He said: "The way this forum operates to reach a consensus on all countries. If one of the members are not satisfied, we must do our best to let him participate." The Australian Minister of International Development and Pacific Affairs Conjue also said that he still hopes to persuade Kiribos to stay.

Yang Hongzheng said that Kiribas' withdrawal will weaken the Pacific Island country as a overall unity and influence, especially in the current increasingly fierce geopolitical competition in the region. He said that if the phenomenon of different opinions on the Pacific island nations overall, it can only show that there are differences in the Pacific countries on issues such as gas change, security and economic development. The British "Guardian" quoted New Zealand security experts Bowers as saying that the forum would pass the "Blue Pacific 2050 Strategy", which will "emphasize Pacific regionalism in a very powerful tone". "Determine strike".

Chinese refute foreign media malicious speculation

When reporting Kiribas announced the withdrawal from the Pacific Island Forum, many foreign media mentioned the background of China's and the United States' geopolitical competition in the Pacific region. They believed that Kiribas had a "potential strategic significance" for China, claiming that China would withdraw from Kiribas from the exit of Kiribos. "Benefit". A New Zealand TV claims: "More and more speculation believes that Beijing is the behind -the -scenes push of the country's exit. Because there are US military facilities and marine resources nearby, Kiribas has important strategic significance to China." Reuters also claims that China is in the Pacific Ocean It operates a "large fishing boat fleet" in the region and is seeking more place to enter the world's most abundant fishing grounds.

In this regard, Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responded on the 11th: "Over the years, China and the Pacific Island Forum have a good cooperative relationship. What I want to emphasize is that China has never interfered in the internal affairs of the Pacific Island. Develop together."

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