China reclaims position as second-largest donor to Pacific Islands, report finds
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FILE - A police patrol car provided with aid from the Chinese government is seen in Honiara, capital of the Solomon Islands, April 18, 2024.
China has surpassed the United States and regained its place as the second-largest bilateral donor to the Pacific Islands, according to a new report published Wednesday by the Lowy Institute. Australia remains the largest donor.
This photo taken on November 18, 2024 shows Myanmar farmer Hla Han, 52, who lost his leg after stepping on a mine, peeling garlic outside his house in Demoso township, eastern Kayah state.
FILE - A student looks at Iran's domestically built centrifuges in an exhibition of the country's nuclear achievements, in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 8, 2023. Iran has increased its supply of uranium that has been enriched to 60% purity, according to IAEA reports seen by news agencies.
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visit the flood damaged town of Utiel, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain, in the aftermath of catastrophic deadly floods, on November 19, 2024.
World leaders attending the G20 Summit pose for a group photo in Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 19, 2024.
China's President Xi Jinping, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend the G20 summit at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nov. 18, 2024. The two also met Tuesday on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
Scores of people march amid concerns about corruption in state enterprises, in Gaborone, Botswana, Nov 18, 2024. Protest organizer Setlhomo Tshwanelang, left, presents a petition to Minister of Trade Tiroeaone Ntsima, in Gaborone, Botswana, Nov. 18, 2024.
U.S. special envoy Amos Hochstein speaks to the media after meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Nov. 19, 2024.
FILE - The sun rises near the Kariba Dam in Siavonga, Zambia, on Sept. 19, 2024. Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga speaks at the Zimbabwe-Zambia Energy Projects Summit in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, on Nov. 18, 2024. Delegates to the Zimbabwe-Zambia Energy Projects Summit in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, take notes on Nov. 19, 2024.
Pakistani policemen stand guard outside a factory where two Chinese nationals were allegedly shot, in Karachi, Nov. 5, 2024. China said on Nov. 19, 2024, it will send troops to Pakistan for the first joint counterterrorism exercise in five years to enhance security cooperation. FILE - Police officers examine the site of suicide bombing at a highway in Shangla, district in the Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, March 26, 2024. The attack killed five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver, police and government officials said.
This frame grab taken from video footage circulating on Chinese social media on Nov. 19, 2024 shows the scene where a car crashed outside the Yong'an primary school in Changde. (AFP photo / Chinese social media)