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โ€˜Another empty promiseโ€™: Quadโ€™s proposed Fiji port project raises doubts

A proposal by Quad to build a port in Fiji, seen by analysts as a move to counter Chinaโ€™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 โ€“ Penny Wong, S. Jaishankar, Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State...

No specific port project identified, says Fijiโ€™s Foreign Minister, day after Quad Foreign Ministers pledge assistance

In a written response to questions from The Hindu, Mr. Ditoka said Fijiโ€™s approach to developing its infrastructure is driven by plans to create better facilities that will support its commercial ambitions