BEIJING/SYDNEY -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's 10-day tour of Pacific island nations shows China's efforts to grow its regional presence in places like Kiribati, where a World War II-era airstrip symbolizes these remote countries' geopolitical significance.
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Kiribati runway project in focus as China's Wang Yi tours region
Small islands in South Pacific play big role in geopolitical chess match
The airstrip on Kanton Island in Kiribati was built by the U.S. military. © 2022 Planet Labs PBC
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