The Pacific Islands in China's grand strategy Small states, big games

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This book - the first single-authored book on Chinese policy toward the South Pacific - examines Chinese engagement with the region in the context of China's grand strategy, drawing on extensive Chinese sources and interviews with policymakers and community leaders. China's influence in the South Pacific is growing rapidly. What are the main driving forces behind China's policy toward the region? Should the West be concerned? Why are there so many myths, misperceptions, and unsubstantiated assertions about China's growing influence? Where does discussion of China's presence in the South Pacific fit in the broader debate on China? This book - the first single-authored book on Chinese policy toward the South Pacific - answers these questions. It examines Chinese engagement with the region in the context of China's grand strategy, drawing on extensive Chinese sources and interviews with policymakers and community leaders.