Girt by China: Power play in the Pacific: Australian Foreign Affairs 17

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What challenges does Australia face as the world's great powers battle for a foothold in the Pacific?

The latest issue of Australian Foreign Affairs examines the growing rivalry and increasing tension in the Pacific as it becomes a stage for a great-power contest to gain influence and a strategic position in the region.

Girt by China looks at the challenges for Canberra as it seeks to strengthen ties with Pacific island countries and to counter moves by China to extend its reach into the waters off northern Australia.

Essays include:
  • Great games: The new battle for the Pacific
  • Island diplomacy: China's growing Pacific reach
  • Northern exposure: How to defend Australia's maritime approaches
  • Next deal: Inside Beijing's bid to sign new Pacific pacts

  • PLUS correspondence, The Fix, and more

    About the author

    Jonathan Pearlman is the editor of Australian Foreign Affairs and the world editor of The Saturday Paper. He has been a foreign correspondent and a politics reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Straits Times and The Telegraph. He studied at the University of New South Wales and the University of Oxford.

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