China in the Pacific Islands – The Diplomat https://thediplomat.com The Diplomat is a current-affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific, with news and analysis on politics, security, business, technology and life across the region. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:37:04 +0900 en-US Palau Leader Stresses Need for US Help to Deter China in the Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/palau-leader-stresses-need-for-us-help-to-deter-china-in-the-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/palau-leader-stresses-need-for-us-help-to-deter-china-in-the-pacific/ Has China Overplayed Its Hand in the Pacific? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/has-china-overplayed-its-hand-in-the-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/has-china-overplayed-its-hand-in-the-pacific/ China in the Pacific: The Fiji Case https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/china-in-the-pacific-the-fiji-case/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/china-in-the-pacific-the-fiji-case/ Micronesia’s President Writes Bombshell Letter on China’s ‘Political Warfare’ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/micronesias-president-writes-bombshell-letter-on-chinas-political-warfare/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/micronesias-president-writes-bombshell-letter-on-chinas-political-warfare/ Why France-US Relations Matter for the Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/why-france-us-relations-matter-for-the-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/why-france-us-relations-matter-for-the-pacific/ Australia-China Relations: The Outlook for 2023 https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/australia-china-relations-the-outlook-for-2023/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/australia-china-relations-the-outlook-for-2023/ Australia Inks New Security Deal With Vanuatu https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/australia-inks-new-security-deal-with-vanuatu/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/australia-inks-new-security-deal-with-vanuatu/ America’s Pacific Island Summit: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/americas-pacific-island-summit-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/americas-pacific-island-summit-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Praise for a Long-Needed Pacific Partnership Strategy https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/praise-for-a-long-needed-pacific-partnership-strategy/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/praise-for-a-long-needed-pacific-partnership-strategy/ China, US Woo Pacific Island Nations https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/china-us-woo-pacific-island-nations/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/china-us-woo-pacific-island-nations/ Chinese Company Eyes Solomon Islands Deep-water Port https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/chinese-company-eyes-solomon-islands-deep-water-port/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/chinese-company-eyes-solomon-islands-deep-water-port/ Are Australia and New Zealand Compromising on Democratic Ideals in the Pacific? https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/are-australia-and-new-zealand-compromising-on-democratic-ideals-in-the-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/are-australia-and-new-zealand-compromising-on-democratic-ideals-in-the-pacific/ The Politics Behind Who is Attending the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/the-politics-behind-who-is-attending-the-pacific-islands-forum-leaders-meeting/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/the-politics-behind-who-is-attending-the-pacific-islands-forum-leaders-meeting/ Is Anyone Listening to the Pacific Islands? https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/is-anyone-listening-to-the-pacific-islands/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/is-anyone-listening-to-the-pacific-islands/ What Do the Pacific Island Countries Think About China? https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/what-do-the-pacific-island-countries-think-about-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/what-do-the-pacific-island-countries-think-about-china/ French Polynesia Has Its Own China Dream https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/french-polynesia-has-its-own-china-dream/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/french-polynesia-has-its-own-china-dream/ China’s Pacific Push Is Already Remaking the Region https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/chinas-pacific-push-is-already-remaking-the-region/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/chinas-pacific-push-is-already-remaking-the-region/ The Big Problem With Labor’s ‘Plan to Build a Stronger Pacific Family’ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/the-big-problem-with-labors-plan-to-build-a-stronger-pacific-family/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/the-big-problem-with-labors-plan-to-build-a-stronger-pacific-family/ China and Australia’s Dueling Pacific Tours Make Final Stops https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/china-and-australias-dueling-pacific-tours-make-final-stops/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/china-and-australias-dueling-pacific-tours-make-final-stops/ It’s Game On in the Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/its-game-on-in-the-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/its-game-on-in-the-pacific/ China’s Foreign Minister Visits Kiribati, Where Fishing Ground Is at Stake https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/chinas-foreign-minister-visits-kiribati-where-fishing-ground-is-at-stake/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/chinas-foreign-minister-visits-kiribati-where-fishing-ground-is-at-stake/ China Wants 10 Pacific Nations to Sign a Major Cooperation Agreement https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/china-wants-10-pacific-nations-to-sign-a-major-cooperation-agreement/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/china-wants-10-pacific-nations-to-sign-a-major-cooperation-agreement/ Chinese Ambassador Says China’s Rise Is No Threat to Australia https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/chinese-ambassador-says-chinas-rise-is-no-threat-to-australia/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/chinese-ambassador-says-chinas-rise-is-no-threat-to-australia/ Australia’s Indo-Pacific Engagement: Fear, Honor, and Interests https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/australias-indo-pacific-engagement-fear-honor-and-interests/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/australias-indo-pacific-engagement-fear-honor-and-interests/ Australia’s Monroe Doctrine in the Age of the China-Solomon Islands Security Deal https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/australias-monroe-doctrine-in-the-age-of-the-china-solomon-islands-security-deal/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/australias-monroe-doctrine-in-the-age-of-the-china-solomon-islands-security-deal/ The Geopolitical Aftershocks of the China-Solomon Islands Security Agreement https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/the-geopolitical-aftershocks-of-the-china-solomon-islands-security-agreement/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/the-geopolitical-aftershocks-of-the-china-solomon-islands-security-agreement/ The China-Solomon Islands Security Deal Changes Everything https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/the-china-solomon-islands-security-deal-changes-everything/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/the-china-solomon-islands-security-deal-changes-everything/ Solomon Islands Says It Will Not Allow China Military Base https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/solomon-islands-says-it-will-not-allow-china-military-base/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/solomon-islands-says-it-will-not-allow-china-military-base/ The Myth of ‘Spheres of Influence’ in the Pacific Region https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/the-myth-of-spheres-of-influence-in-the-pacific-region/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/the-myth-of-spheres-of-influence-in-the-pacific-region/ Sydney Think Tank Says China Less Generous Toward Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/sydney-think-tank-says-china-less-generous-toward-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/sydney-think-tank-says-china-less-generous-toward-pacific/ The Northern Mariana Islands: US Territory, China-Dependent https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/the-northern-mariana-islands-us-territory-china-dependent/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/the-northern-mariana-islands-us-territory-china-dependent/ How the Pacific Islands Forum Fell Apart https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/how-the-pacific-islands-forum-fell-apart/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/how-the-pacific-islands-forum-fell-apart/ China Continues Its COVID-19 Diplomacy in the Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/china-continues-its-covid-19-diplomacy-in-the-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/china-continues-its-covid-19-diplomacy-in-the-pacific/ America Is Betting Big on the Second Island Chain https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/america-is-betting-big-on-the-second-island-chain/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/america-is-betting-big-on-the-second-island-chain/ China Reportedly Eying Pacific’s Largest Mobile Carrier https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/china-reportedly-eying-pacifics-largest-mobile-carrier/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/china-reportedly-eying-pacifics-largest-mobile-carrier/ Japan and China’s Competition in the Pacific Islands https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/japan-and-chinas-competition-in-the-pacific-islands/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/japan-and-chinas-competition-in-the-pacific-islands/ COVID-19 Escalates the China-Australia Contest in the Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/covid-19-escalates-the-china-australia-contest-in-the-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/covid-19-escalates-the-china-australia-contest-in-the-pacific/ Cash-for-Passports in the South Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/cash-for-passports-in-the-south-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/cash-for-passports-in-the-south-pacific/ China, Australia, and the Soft Power of Rugby in the South Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2020/02/china-australia-and-the-soft-power-of-rugby-in-the-south-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/02/china-australia-and-the-soft-power-of-rugby-in-the-south-pacific/ Kiribati President Makes First Trip to China After Switch From Taiwan https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/kiribati-president-makes-first-trip-to-china-after-switch-from-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/kiribati-president-makes-first-trip-to-china-after-switch-from-taiwan/ Solomon Islands: A Pacific Linchpin Is Pulled https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/solomon-islands-a-pacific-linchpin-is-pulled/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/solomon-islands-a-pacific-linchpin-is-pulled/ China’s Pacific Challenge https://thediplomat.com/2019/11/chinas-pacific-challenge/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/11/chinas-pacific-challenge/ How Pacific Islands Leverage the China-Taiwan Tug of War https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/how-pacific-islands-leverage-the-china-taiwan-tug-of-war/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/how-pacific-islands-leverage-the-china-taiwan-tug-of-war/ The Long Arm of Chinese Law Reaches Vanuatu, Again https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/the-long-arm-of-chinese-law-reaches-vanuatu-again/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/the-long-arm-of-chinese-law-reaches-vanuatu-again/ China Comes to Tonga https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/china-comes-to-tonga/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/china-comes-to-tonga/ Australia’s Pacific Island Myopia https://thediplomat.com/2018/07/australias-pacific-island-myopia/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/07/australias-pacific-island-myopia/ Australia’s Short-Sighted Abandonment of Pacific Shortwave https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/australias-short-sighted-abandonment-of-pacific-shortwave/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/australias-short-sighted-abandonment-of-pacific-shortwave/ New Zealand’s Ardern Tours Polynesia, What About the Politics? https://thediplomat.com/2018/03/new-zealands-ardern-tours-polynesia-what-about-the-politics/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/03/new-zealands-ardern-tours-polynesia-what-about-the-politics/ Is China Building Roads to Nowhere in the Pacific? https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/is-china-building-roads-to-nowhere-in-the-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/is-china-building-roads-to-nowhere-in-the-pacific/ French Polynesia at the Chinese Crossroads https://thediplomat.com/2017/09/french-polynesia-at-the-chinese-crossroads/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/09/french-polynesia-at-the-chinese-crossroads/ The Pacific Islands Play the Field https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/the-pacific-islands-play-the-field/ 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