Federated States of Micronesia / FSM
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Conflicts - Tensions
U.S. Coast Guard tackles IUU fishing, deepens partnerships in Oceania
FORUM Staff A collaborative mission of enforcement and engagement brought success on both fronts during the United States Coast Guard cutter Oliver Henry’s monthlong, 9,700-kilometer patrol of the Pacific Ocean. The fast-response cutter traversed the exclusive economic zones of partner nations Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia, as well as international waters between the Pacific Island Countries to counter…
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Oceania
Fiji investigates allegations of Chinese spying
VOICE OF AMERICA Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka vowed to investigate whether the Chinese Communist Party spied on a senior Pacific leader while he visited the island nation. David Panuelo, outgoing president of the Federated States of Micronesia, alleged to his country’s legislature that Chinese agents followed him in Fiji. An outspoken Beijing critic, he also has accused the People’s…
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Conflicts - Tensions
Micronesia’s outgoing president calls to cut ties with PRC, recognize Taiwan
Radio Free Asia The Federated States of Micronesia’s [FSM] outgoing president has called for his country to recognize Taiwan, accusing the People’s Republic of China (PRC) of “political warfare” in the strategically located Pacific Island Country (PIC). In a March 2023 letter to state governors and members of Micronesia’s Congress, President David Panuelo, pictured, said he met with Taiwan Foreign…
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Key Issues
Cope North 2023 hones strategic combat skills, coordination among Pacific partners
FORUM Staff Allies and partners in the Pacific launched exercise Cope North 2023 in February, bolstering their capacity for airborne force coordination, agile combat and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR). The exercise, sponsored by United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), brought together about 2,000 members of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), French Air and Space Force, Japan Air…
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Key Issues
U.S. Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman to Micronesia
FORUM Staff The 31-year-old Vietnamese fisherman couldn’t feel his legs or his right arm when a team from U.S. Coast Guard cutter Frederick Hatch reached him in November 2022. He had head injuries from a 3.5-meter fall and, by then, the fishing boat was more than 300 kilometers off the coast of Pohnpei, in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).…
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