Police remove two Chinese defence attaches from Pacific Islands Forum meeting
by Kate Lyons in Suva from on (#61BM8)
Fijian police escort the men from media space where US vice-president Kamala Harris was making virtual address
Two Chinese defence attaches have been kicked out by Fijian police from a Pacific Islands Forum meeting at which the US vice-president, Kamala Harris, was giving a virtual address.
The men were sitting in on a session of the forum's fisheries agency at which Harris announced the step-up of US engagement in the region, believed to be in response to China's growing influence.
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