The Pacific Islands Forum, or PIF, endorsed the Pacific Policing Initiative, a $271 million initiative to establish four regional police training centers in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Micronesia over five years, Nikkei Asia reported on Aug. 28. Fiji, Palau, Tonga, the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea voiced strong support, but the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu voiced concerns about the initiative's "geostrategic intent."