NZ PM To Raise Fiji Aid Quandary With Chinese Premier

New Zealand’s Prime Minister, John Key, says he will raise the matter of the current crisis in Fiji with the Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao, during his current visit to Beijing[...]John Key says China gives aid to Fiji, and there is a risk that if Australia and New Zealand pull aid away from Fiji then China may simply step in and fill the gap.

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New Zealand blog "Tailor of Panama" whose latest posting covers John Key's latest speech at Peking University. It would be a stretch of the imagination, on DFAT's part, to think Key's insistence on controlling China's aid to Fiji will gain any traction in Beijing, let alone an audience.

Fiji interim PM: Not surprised with CMAG report

SUVA, Fiji, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Fiji's interim Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said on Thursday that the government was not surprised with the statement issued by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) on Fiji situation following its London meeting on Wednesday.


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Video of the CMAG meet (posted below).