Chapter 8. Milking the Dragon in Solomon Islands

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments viii
5. Abbreviations xi
6. Introduction: Oceania Matters 1
7. Chapter 1. China’s Pacific Engagement 27
8. Chapter 2. A Regional Power by Default 49
9. Chapter 3. Challenges, Opportunities, and the Case for Engagement 67
10. Chapter 4. China’s Advances in Oceania and Japan’s Response 85
11. Chapter 5. The Overseas Chinese Experience in the Pacific 93
12. Chapter 6. Chinese in Papua New Guinea 104
13. Chapter 7. Fiji’s “Look North” Strategy and the Role of China 118
14. Chapter 8. Milking the Dragon in Solomon Islands 133
15. Chapter 9. China and Samoa 151
16. Chapter 10. China’s Diplomatic Relations with the Kingdom of Tonga 164
17. Chapter 11. Changing Attitudes and the Two Chinas in the Republic of Palau 179
18. Appendix. China and Taiwan in Oceania: Selected Documents 198
19. About the Contributors 212
20. Index 215