David Panuelo: “we are bribed to be complicit, and bribed to be silent.”

The proposed language in this agreement opens our countries up to having our phone calls and emails intercepted and overheard.

The Federated States of Micronesia has grave security concerns about this proposed agreement because this agreement is entirely novel and unprecedented.

Our Nation's broader foreign policy outlook--that we are a friend to all, and an enemy to none--is consistent with that of Solomon Islands.

In 2022, Micronesian President David Panuelo wrote that China's intention was 'shifting us very close into Beijing's orbit, intrinsically tying the whole of our economies and societies to them.'