China tensions and new defence treaty on the agenda for Pacific foreign ministers' meeting

Winston Peters is in Suva, Fiji, along with foreign ministers from 17 other Pacific countries.

Japan’s latest defence white paper warns of China’s growing ability to sustain military operations farther into the western Pacific Ocean, while pledging to bolster its own monitoring systems, strike capabilities and ammunition production. Released on Tuesday, the 610-page document cautions that Beijing is strengthenin