Chapter 3. A Regional Power by Default
Yongjin Zhang

Chapter 4. Challenges, Opportunities and the Case for Engagement
Michael Powles

Chapter 5. China's Advances in Oceania and Japan's Response
Kobayashi Izumi

Chapter 6. The Overseas Chinese Experience in the Pacific
Bill Willmott

Chapter 7. Chinese in Papua New Guinea
Hank Nelson

Chapter 8. Fiji's "Look North" Strategy and the Role of China
Sandra Tarte

Chapter 9. Milking the Dragon in Solomon Islands
Tarcisius Tara Kabutaulaka

Chapter 10. China and Samoa Relations
Iati Iati

Chapter 11. China's Diplomatic Relations with the Kingdom of Tonga
Palenitina Langa'oi

Chapter 12. Changing Attitudes and the Two Chinas in the Republic of Palau
Takashi Mita

Appendix: China and Taiwan in Oceania: Selected Documents

Contributors
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It is important to see China's activities in the Pacific Islands, not just in terms of a specific set of interests, but in the context of Beijing's recent efforts to develop a comprehensive and global foreign policy. China's policy towards Oceania is part of a much larger outreach to the developing world, a major work in progress that involves similar initiatives in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. This groundbreaking study of China's "soft power" initiatives in these countries offers, for the first time, the diverse perspectives of scholars and diplomats from Oceania, North American, China, and Japan. It explores such issues as regional competition for diplomatic and economic ties between Taiwan and China, the role of overseas Chinese in developing these relationships, and various analyses of the benefits and drawbacks of China's growing presence in Oceania. In addition, the reader obtains a rare review of the Japanese response to China's role in Oceania, presented by Japan's leading scholar of the Pacific region.