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As China seeks big Pacific deal, many in Fiji see benefits

In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, right, speak at joint press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaks at a press conference at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via A In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Secretary-General Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Henry Puna, right, and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo before their meeting in Suva, Fiji, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Zhang Yongxing/Xinhua via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, appears on stage at the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Suva, Fiji. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, the President of Fiji, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, right, gestures with the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the State House in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP) A barricade blocks the front of the Chinese Embassy in Suva, Fiji, Friday, May 27, 2022. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on a Pacific island-hopping tour amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the region. (AP Photo/Aileen Torres-Bennett) Scaffolding is erected at a China Railway construction site along the seawall near the Chinese Embassy in Suva, Fiji, Friday, May 27, 2022. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on a Pacific island-hopping tour amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the region. (AP Photo/Aileen Torres-Bennett) University of the South Pacific student Nora Nabukete poses in front of a map of Fiji in Suva, Fiji, Friday, May 27, 2022. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on a Pacific island-hopping tour amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the region. (AP Photo/Aileen Torres-Bennett) Maintenance worker Miliane Rokolita poses for a photo in Suva, Fiji, Friday, May 27, 2022. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on a Pacific island-hopping tour amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the region. (AP Photo/Aileen Torres-Bennett) China Railway employee Georgina Matilda poses for a photo in Suva, Fiji, Friday, May 27, 2022. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on a Pacific island-hopping tour amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the region. (AP Photo/Aileen Torres-Bennett) In this photo supplied by the Fiji government, the President of Fiji, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, left, watches as the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi signs the visitors book at the State House in Suva, Fiji, Monday, May 30, 2022. Wang and a 20-strong delegation are in Fiji as part of an eight-nation Pacific Islands tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. (Fiji Government via AP)