Amid Chinese efforts to build influence in the Pacific, Commonwealth ties are allowing Australia and New Zealand to engage in a bit of soft diplomacy.
, with Australia and New Zealand engaging in some soft diplomacy to ferry Pacific leaders to London for the historic event.
“We want to make sure that no nation in our region, in the Pacific, as part of the Pacific family, is unable to attend the memorial service for Queen Elizabeth because of logistical concerns. It is unclear whether Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will take up the invitation. He accused theafter Australia offered to help fund the country’s – now delayed – elections.
Amid China’s attempt to gain influence in the region, Australian Strategic Policy Institute Pacific analyst Blake Johnson said the offer to assist Pacific leaders would be an unspoken prompt of how Australia was a friend to them all the time.“It’s a reminder of those deep ties that have lasted for decades and longer and how they’re not going away any time soon,” Mr Johnson said.
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