Journal article
China's ‘charm offensive’ in the Pacific and Australia's regional order
The Pacific Review, Vol.28(5), pp.631-654
2015
Abstract
In recent years, a perception has emerged among many policymakers and commentators that the deepening of the People's Republic of China engagement in the Pacific Islands Region, predominantly through its expanding foreign aid programme, threatens to undermine the existing regional order, in which Australia is dominant. In this article, it is argued that China's apparent ‘charm offensive’ in the Pacific is mainly driven by commercial, not political, imperatives and is far more fragmented and incoherent than is often assumed. Hence, its (real) political effects hinge, not on any Chinese strategic designs for regional domination, or even a more limited resource security agenda, but on the intent and capacity of Pacific governments to harness deepening aid, investment and trade relations with China towards their own foreign and domestic policy objectives, which include limiting Australian interference in the internal governance processes of Pacific states. This argument is demonstrated by the case of Fiji after the December 2006 military coup.
Details
- Title
- China's ‘charm offensive’ in the Pacific and Australia's regional order
- Authors/Creators
- S. Hameiri (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- The Pacific Review, Vol.28(5), pp.631-654
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Identifiers
- 991005544041107891
- Copyright
- Taylor & Francis
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Asia Research Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Note
- Online 19 February 2015
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
Source: InCites
Metrics
528 File views/ downloads
302 Record Views
InCites Highlights
These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output
- Citation topics
- 6 Social Sciences
- 6.27 Political Science
- 6.27.50 International Relations
- Web Of Science research areas
- Area Studies
- International Relations
- ESI research areas
- Social Sciences, general