随着国际政治及区域政治的变化，南太平洋地区外交出现了新的动向。第一，确定区域主义的新标签——“蓝色太平洋”，发展“蓝色太平洋”外交；第二，更为重视气候外交；第三，关注北太平洋地区局势，外交活动覆盖整个“太平洋世界”；第四，偏好区域组织的多边外交。南太平洋地区外交的新变化体现了一种范式的转变，即由《太平洋计划》向《太平洋区域主义框架》的转变。身份和观念是太平洋岛国采取何种外交政策的深层次原因。
As changes of international politics and regional politics，there are new trends for diplomacy in south pacific region. Firstly，establishing new labels of regionalism and developing blue pacific diplomacy；Secondly，paying more attention to climate diplomacy；Thirdly，watching the situations in north pacific region and diplomatic activities cover the whole pacific world；Fourthly，preferring regional organizations’ multilateral diplomacy. The new changes of diplomacy in south pacific region reflect a paradigm change which is changing from Pacific Plan to Framework for Pacific Regionalism. Identity and idea are the deep reasons for pacific island states to take what kind of diplomatic policies.
