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Fall of a Fijian trafficker exposes previous government’s blind eye to meth

By Aubrey Belford, Stevan Dojcinovic, Jared Savage and Kelvin Anthony in an OCCRP investigation The operator of a Pacific-wide network of pharmacy companies, Aiyaz...

Chinese ‘miracle water’ grifters infiltrated UN, bribed politicians to build Pacific dream city

By Aubrey Belford, Kevin G. Hall and Martin Young A pair of Chinese scam artists wanted to turn a radiation-soaked Pacific atoll into a future...

China trying to buy influence with Pacific media as it strengthens its presence in region

By Mackenzie Smith and Toby Mann Concerns have been raised about foreign influence in Pacific media after it was revealed Solomon Islands’ longest-running newspaper received...

Solomon Star promised to ‘promote China’ in return for funding

By Bernadette Carreon and Aubrey Belford A major daily newspaper in Solomon Islands received nearly US$140,000 in funding from the Chinese government in return for...