FIJI: Australia and NZ silent as China bankrolls military junta*

Both Australia and New Zealand have been marginalised in Fiji, as China extends its influence there, writes Peter Westmore.Both Australia and New Zealand have refrained from criticising Beijing, as China embraces the military regime established after Fiji’s President sacked the country’s judges and suspended the constitution. The constitutional crisis erupted after Fiji’s court of appeal had ruled the 2006 military takeover of Fiji was unconstitutional.The Fiji Government faced economic difficul…

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