China is playing the long game in the Pacific. Here's why its efforts are beginning to pay off
- Written by Graeme Smith, Associate professor, Australian National University
A week-long trip to Beijing by the Pacific’s most flamboyant statesman Manasseh Sogavare, was always going to cause concern in Canberra.
The substance of the visit was as expected. The relationship between China and the Solomon Islands was upgraded to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” (on par with Papua New Guinea, the...
