Ezokuvakasha imboni enkulu kunazo zonke eSamoa, futhi izwe lamukela izivakashi zamazwe omhlaba eziyi-115,000 ngonyaka. Cishe amaphesenti angama-35 ezivakashi avela eNew Zealand, amaphesenti angama-25 avela e-American Samoa nakwamanye amazwe asePacific, amaphesenti angama-20 avela e-Australia, namaphesenti ayi-8 avela e-US. ISamoa itholakala oLwandlekazi iPacific cishe maphakathi neHawaii neNew Zealand.
Ukunyuka kwamazinga olwandle nokuguguleka komhlaba kusongela imiphakathi esezansi eSouth Pacific. Ezinye iziqhingi ezincane sezivele zanyamalala kulokho abantu abaningi bakulezi ziqhingi abazibheka njengezimpawu zokuqala zokuthi ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kunamandla okucindezela izindawo ezisengozini.
Omunye wabaholi asebethathe isikhathi eside eSouth Pacific, uNdunankulu waseSamoa uTuilaepa Sailele, utshele umhlangano e-Australia ukuthi ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu "kuyisongo esikhona" ezizweni ezisesiqhingini nokuthi noma yimuphi umholi womhlaba ophika ukuthi ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kukhona kumele ayiswe esikhungweni sabagula ngengqondo.
Ekhuluma eLowy Institute, ithimba lokucabanga elizimele eSydney, uSailele unxuse i-Australia ukuthi isike ngokujulile ekukhishweni kwayo kwekhabhoni ukusiza ukuvikela amazwe aseziqhingini zasePacific. I-Australia isathembele kakhulu kumalahle ekukhiqizeni ugesi futhi inamazinga aphezulu kakhulu emhlabeni wokungcola kwegesi engcolisa ukushisa.
"Sonke siyazazi izixazululo, futhi okusele kungaba isibindi esithile sezepolitiki, isibindi esithile sezepolitiki, nanoma imuphi umholi walawo mazwe okholelwa ukuthi akukho ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu, ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele ayiswe lapho evalelwe khona ngengqondo," Kusho uSailele. Uyisilima ngokuphelele. ”
Lo mholi waseSamoa osekuyisikhathi eside ephinde wathi nezindlela abantu base-Australia ababheka ngayo iSouth Pacific bezilokhu zivuna, wathi yize izwe laseChina likhula ngamandla kwezokuhweba, kumele kuhlonishwe inkululeko nokuzimela kwamazwe ezifunda.