David Panuelo: “The Federated States of Micronesia has grave security concerns about this proposed agreement because this agreement is…”

Let's be clear, Foreign Affairs will prepare a letter to say 'no' to the Chinese vaccines. Our answer should be very clear that, while we appreciate the offer, the answer is no because we have more than enough vaccines.

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.'

To say it again: China has established a precedent of taking our private citizens in multilateral meetings to formally represent our country without our Government's awareness or approval thereof.

One of the reasons that China's Political Warfare is successful in so many arenas is that we are bribed to be complicit, and bribed to be silent.