China falls short in signing up Pacific nations to region-wide trade and security deal | ABC News

China has fallen short in its ambitious bid to sign up 10 Pacific nations to a wide-ranging trade and security deal. Subscribe: 🤍ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: 🤍ab.co/3MVYPOm The country's Foreign Minister met with his Pacific counterparts at a top-level summit in the Fijian capital this afternoon. But in the end, China had to shelved the pact, having failed to secure the support it needed. Foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic reports from Suva. ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: 🤍ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: 🤍ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: 🤍ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: 🤍facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: 🤍instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: 🤍twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia