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245		4	_aThe China Alternative
246			_aChanging Regional Order in the Pacific Islands
264		1	_aCanberra _bANU Press _c2021
300			_a1 online resource (520 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490			_aPacific Series
520			_aIn this collection, 17 leading scholars based in Solomon Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and China analyse key dimensions of the changing relationship between China and the Pacific Islands and explore the strategic, economic and diplomatic implications for regional actors. The China Alternative includes chapters on growing great power competition in the region, as well as the response to China's rise by the US and its Western allies and the island countries themselves. Other chapters examine key dimensions of China's Pacific engagement, including Beijing's programs of aid and diplomacy, as well as the massive investments of the Belt and Road Initiative. The impact of China's rivalry for recognition with Taiwan is examined, and several chapters analyse Chinese communities in the Pacific, and their relationships with local societies. The China Alternative provides ample material for informed judgements about the ability of island leaders to maintain their agency in the changing regional order, as well as other issues of significance to the peoples of the region.
653			_aChina
653			_aCold War
653			_aPacific Islands
653			_aTaiwan
700	1		_aSmith, Graeme
700	1		_aWesley-Smith, Terence
856			_uhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yKIrdCPDAG_9c22mwoOIO2DOhtj65Wqa/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106555315294820607512&rtpof=true&sd=true _yList of Curated E-Books
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