The upcoming election and democracy in Fiji are two different things: while Fiji has announced its decision to hold an election, its continued muzzling of media and now NGOs in the lead up to the vote is indicative of the lack of democracy, writes Giff Johnson.

Natuman’s election still needs time to settle, with foreign policy issues set to test government solidarity. Already there is talk of a reshuffle as MPs wait for a High Court decision that could affect Natuman’s hold as PM, writes Kiery Manassah.

A new mindset needs to be introduced into the ongoing conversations about China and the Chinese in Oceania. Pacific governments need to carve out their own ‘China policy’ based on a new mindset, free of the traditional development biases, writes Kalafi Moala.