Asia Times, October 27, 2020
China is making fast and deep inroads into the strategic ocean region at the expense of the US and its Pacific allies [read the article at www.atimes.com]
Asia Times, April 25, 2018
Media reports suggesting China aims to establish a naval base on the island nation of Vanuatu underscore Beijing's emergence as a Pacific Ocean power [read the article at www.atimes.com]
Far Eastern Economic Review, January, 2008
Bertil Lintner reviews Asia in the Pacific Islands: Replacing the West by Ron Crocombe. [more]
Asia Times, April 18, 2007
Papua New Guinea, and Nuku'Alofa, Tonga - There is nothing particularly unusual about the food at Ang's Chinese restaurant. In fact, the roast duck served there is excellent and the Lonely Planet guidebook assures you that its hot-and-sour soups are especially tasty. Rather, it's the eatery's ambiance that is a tad offsetting. [read the article at www.atimes.com]
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YaleGlobal, February 13, 2007
Growing Chinese presence in the Pacific islands unsettles locals and poses questions for the US. [read the article at yaleglobal.yale.edu]
Far Eastern Economic Review, August 05, 2004
Just as it is doing in Southeast Asia, Beijing is looking to build alliances that would undermine America's dominance in the Pacific.
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Far Eastern Economic Review, May 29, 1997
Who is, or was, John Frum? No one knows for certain, but the people of Tanna still worship him as a Messiah. [more]
Jane's Intelligence Review, January 1996
The price which France has had to pay for the decision to resume nuclear testing is not only global condemnation but also the possibility of losing its possessions in Polynesia. [more]
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