Jason Young says China’s stepped-up economic and diplomatic engagement in the Pacific region is an opportunity
Commentators have talked a lot about the coming ‘Pacific Age’ as the world’s economic gravity shifts from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
As small economies in the region, Pacific Island states have often struggled to connect to the region’s traditional centres of growth. It is no surprise then that they are now seeking economic opportunities with the newly emerging Pacific Rim economies.
China’s stepped-up economic and diplomatic engagement in the region is seen as one such opportunity.
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