Fiji's PM sees opportunity in China
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="concentrating">concentrating</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="needless">needless</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Fiji">Fiji</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="capitalizing">capitalizing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="sphere">sphere</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Fijian">Fijian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Josaia">Josaia</span> <span word="Voreqe">Voreqe</span> <span word="Bainimarama">Bainimarama</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="clout">clout</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>, <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="locking">locking</span>" <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="buildup">buildup</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="influence">influence</span>, <span word="whilst">whilst</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="development">development</span>," <span word="Bainimarama">Bainimarama</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="undermine">undermine</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="change">change</span>."</p><p><span word="Calling">Calling</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="true">true</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>", <span word="Bainimarama">Bainimarama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Fiji">Fiji</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span>.</p>
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