By 2018 China emerges as the nascent Hegemonic power within the Pacific Island Region.

The Chinese foreign aid in the Pacific region has been most significantly rigorous and generous with an obvious carrot on the stick quid pro quo geo-political designs which seems very obvious and the salient outcome is China now emerging as the nascent Pacific Region Hegemonic power replacing the traditional Eurocentric Colonial powers that had, hitherto, dominated Pacific Island affairs for nearly half a millenia.

(Courtesy: Samoa Observer)

With the commercial and economic strength that comes with the emergent Asian Superpower is segway with the Chinese Military presence within the region.

The military growth and the influence in the Pacific Region has been minimal but recent joint exercises with the PNG military has opened the Chinese sphere of influence to the Pacific region.

(Credit: Tim Tufuga)

Following on from this joint military exercise with PNG, other Pacific Island nations warming to the Chinese regional presence include Fiji and the Kingdom of Tonga.

Samoa has no military assets but have welcomed the Chinese commercial and most favoured nation bilateral relationship which is not military but is geo-politically growing.

Conversely, is the waning American and European influence in the region. This has become more salient with

Even more significant, is the waning of the Australian and New Zealand regional dominance in the region.

The bonus for Pacific Islanders permanently living as citizens of Australia, USA and New Zealand is their financial remittances and tourism economic stimulus in improving the economic well being of their respective Island States. Samoans, Tongans, Papuans, and Fijians have become less reliant upon the formal government foreign aid from Australia and New Zealand as they focus on larger Big Brothers in Asia as their new Big Brothers in the Pacific Region.

Japan, China, Korea, and Malaysia are becoming ever increasing important regional partners for the Pacific Island Nations.

The future security of the Pacific region is not in Australia or New Zealand, not even USA, it is with Asia and more importantly, with China!!!





Tim Tufuga

16th May, 2018

Sources

Lowy Institute https://chineseaidmap.lowyinstitute.org/

Lowy Institute http://interactives.lowyinstitute.org/publications/PNGin2017/png-in-2017-changing-geopolitical-dynamics-for-papua-new-guinea.html

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