Sitiveni Rabuka

After firing a missile to within 700 kilometres of French Polynesia, Beijing has now invited a delegation from the small Pacific nation on a state visit.

Despite misgivings by some countries as to how it will be perceived by Beijing, the Pacific Islands Forum has signed on to Australia’s Pacific Policing plan.

Fiji’s former prime minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in jail for perverting the course of justice, removing him from politics for 8 years