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UNITED STATES: Washington will woo Pacific Islands
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES282204
ISSN: 2633-304X
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He urged Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to help resolve a long-running impasse over whether gas from the Greater Sunrise gas field should be refined in East Timor or…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273298
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Australia holds its federal election this year, but Morrison’s visits are not an election push, they are part of Australia’s effort to increase influence among Pacific island…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241200
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While campaigning for this month’s general election, Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned China that establishing a military base on the Solomon Islands would cross “a red line”…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270090
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Discussion about Chinese development loans is unlikely, but the issue will be in the background given the controversy over China’s growing Pacific role. Tongan Prime Minister…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238184
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TAIWAN: Solomon Islands may switch relations to China
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES246288
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CHINA: Pacific Islands setback will not deter Beijing
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES270551
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By many metrics, this influence remains significantly less than that of Australia and New Zealand. However, the Solomon Islands’ conclusion of a security agreement with Beijing in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270994
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CHINA: Solomon Islands security deal could backfire
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES268701
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However, containment measures will cause social tensions and devastate tourism and fishing, their two key income sources.