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Pacific Islands in China’s Grand Strategy

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China’s growing involvement in the South Pacific is part of China’s growing involvement worldwide. Similarly, concerns about China’s growing influence in the South Pacific are part of concerns about the rise of China. The discussion of Chinese involvement in and policy toward the South Pacific should be placed within this bigger picture. An isolated study without understanding China’s grand strategy and overall foreign policy goals can be misguided.

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Yang, J. (2011). Pacific Islands in China’s Grand Strategy. In: The Pacific Islands in China’s Grand Strategy. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230339750_9

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