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    Spotlight | China, United States
    Pentagon contractors rally to thwart Beijing's Pacific islands ambitions

    Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Beijing, on 20 August 2024.
    Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Beijing, on 20 August 2024. © Huang Jingwen/Xinhua via AFP

    The US and China are battling over the Pacific islands with promises of funding, but behind these very visible efforts, the Pentagon is more discreetly enlisting the help of experienced consultants within the key archipelagos' defence ministries in an attempt to align them with the West.

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    Spymaster | China
    Lieutenant-General Bi Yi, Xi Jinping's cyber force weapon of control

    Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and Lieutenant-General Bi Yi (holding the flag), during a ceremony of the Information Support Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Beijing, 19 April 2024.
    Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and Lieutenant-General Bi Yi (holding the flag), during a ceremony of the Information Support Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Beijing, 19 April 2024. © Li Gang/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

    By choosing trusted officer Bi Yi to command the army's new Information Support Force (ISF), Xi Jinping aims to improve the quality and control of intelligence and information gathered, while also providing a way to keep checks on senior officers' integrity.

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