China’s influence operations in Samoa have been patient, persistent, and, as the election proved, profoundly effective.
On November 17, 2025, the Samoa Observer, the country’s only daily newspaper, was banned by Prime Minister La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt from attending his press briefings over the ...
The ban on the country's only daily newspaper is described as a "retaliatory measure against critical journalism." Nov. 19, 2025 – The decision by Samoa’s Prime Minister La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea ...
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