AP News
By CHARLOTTE ANTOINE-PERRON
December 11, 2021
NOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) — Voters in the South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia are set to decide Sunday whether to break away from France, a referendum that is important for French geopolitical ambitions and is being closely watched amid growing Chinese influence in the region.
But pro-independence forces are refusing to take part, accusing the French government of trying to rush through the vote.