Tonga gets fresh pledge from China — but debt worries still linger
In late November 2025, during a high-profile meeting in Beijing between China’s president Xi Jinping and Tonga’s monarch King Tupou VI, China pledged new investment and cooperation with the tiny Pacific island nation of Tonga. Reuters+1 On paper, it sounds great — more money for trade, infrastructure, clean energy, and development projects. But beneath the …