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news Scmp World 2026-06-05

Quad's Fiji Port Project Faces Doubts Amidst Strategic Priorities

A proposed Quad initiative to build a port in Fiji, seen as a counter to China's influence, is raising doubts about its commitment due to differing policy priorities among member nations. Analysts question whether the project will be completed.


A proposal by Quad to build a port in Fiji, seen by analysts as a move to counter China’s rising economic clout in the Pacific region, has fuelled doubts about whether the four-member security bloc is committed to completing the project amid different policy priorities. At a meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, in New Delhi last week, the foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the United States – Penny Wong, S. Jaishankar, Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State...

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