China’s Pacific Islands Position Paper Debunks Fake News Claims. What’s most significant about this document is that it represents a new model of international cooperation, especially between asymmetrically sized countries. The Chinese Foreign Ministry released a position paper on the country’s relations with the ten Pacific Island Countries (PICs) that have diplomatic relations with Beijing. It comes as Foreign Minister Wang Yi wraps up the regional sojourn that saw him interacting with many of his counterparts and their other representatives. https://astutenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PRC_PIC_Forum.jpg.webp