China to donate over $400,000 in police gear to Vanuatu: minister | International

SYDNEY, Sept 23, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Vanuatu's interior minister has said China will donate hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of police equipment to the Pacific island nation, local media reported Tuesday, as Beijing deepens its influence in the region. Internal Affairs Minister Andrew Solomon Napuat said Beijing will donate motorcycles, drones and other gear worth over $400,000 to his country's Police Force, the Vanuatu Daily Post reported. Two countries are also eyeing a policing deal that will "better coordinate and manage different areas of partnership in the policing sector with all of our partners", Napuat was quoted as saying. The announcement comes after Napuat paid a visit to Beijing last week, where he met with his Chinese counterpart Wang...