Chapter 8. Milking the Dragon in Solomon Islands

Kabutaulaka, Tarcisius Tara

doi:10.1515/9780857453808-012

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“…Other analysts including prominent scholars of Pacific regionalism (Dornan & Brant, 2014;Fry, 2019;Kabutaulaka, 2022aKabutaulaka, , 2022bRodd, 2020;Tarte, 2011;Wesley-Smith, 2013 have explored the agency of Pacific island states as conscious actors in the geopolitics of China's aid to the Pacific. Australia now acknowledges this agency as reflected in the speech by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong at the July 2022 Pacific Islands Forum meeting.…”

Section: Island Studies Journalmentioning

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A South-South tango: China’s soft power relations with Fiji since 1975

Mausio¹

2023

ISJ

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This paper on China’s soft power relations with Fiji since 1975 provides an on-the-ground view of the scope of China’s Aid, Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) and Trade with Fiji to provide an alternative narrative for China’s increased presence in the Pacific, including Fiji. Its focus on China’s three non-coercive tools of soft power diplomacy (aid, FDI and trade) with Fiji aims to highlight Fiji’s anticipatory geographies as initially conceptualized by Sparke (2007) and applied to Fiji by Szadziewski (2020). Existing literature on China’s increased presence in the Pacific is dominated by geopolitical and geostrategic narratives which portray Pacific island states as a ‘collective pawn’ in the aid completion between the Pacific islands’ traditional aid donors (U.S., Australia and New Zealand) and China. This paper highlights the need for alternative narratives to show the agency of Pacific island states, including Fiji, and how they are capable of setting its own aid agendas and of choosing their principal aid donors. It also seeks to challenge mainstream alarmist and fear mongering narratives of China’s increased presence in the Pacific and Fiji.

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A South-South tango: China’s soft power relations with Fiji since 1975

Mausio¹

2023

ISJ

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“…So, the battle between China and Taiwan for diplomatic relations with Solomon Islands started at the dawn of independence. In 1983, Honiara established diplomatic relations with Taiwan, beginning a 36-year relationship (Kabutaulaka 2010).…”

Section: Taiwan or China? Solomon Islands' Foreign Policy Dilemmamentioning

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The China Alternative: Changing Regional Order in the Pacific Islands

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Wesley-Smith²

2021

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“…In the context of the highly politicised trade boycott by China on Australian exports, international education is listed in China's catalogue of sanctions and tariffs on Australian trade which includes beef, barley, cotton, lamb, mineral resources, seafood, sugar, timber and wine. These tensions have heightened with China not condemning the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the AUKUS agreement between USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand, and recent moves by China seeking to develop security contracts with nations independently and collectively in the blue Pacific region (Kaboutoulaka, 2022). Yang (2022: p. 21) argues that In the midst of such escalated tensions, Lehmann (2020) argues international education in Australia is taking a reactive approach and lacks a long-term, coordinated vision.…”

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COVID-19, geopolitics and risk management: Towards framing a reciprocal, coordinated, responsive and empathetic international education sector

Trần

Nguyen

Blackmore

et al. 2023

Policy Futures in Education

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Geopolitics is shaping the international education landscape. International education has trationally been used as a tool to boost transnational cooperation, foster multilateral and global ties, and reduce tensions between nations. Such a role has been eroded and international education has been weaponised in the context of escalating political turbulences and disputes over the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the relationship between Australia and China, with international student flows interrupted due to COVID-19, is overshadowed by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. Based on a qualitative study, this article examines stakeholders’ views on the responses of the Australian international education sector and universities to emerging geopolitical tensions. The conjuncture of geopolitics, COVID-19 and Australia's former government responses magnified a sense of crisis for universities and the international education sector as it was at risk because of their financial reliance on international students. Based on the findings, recommendations are made for the framing of a reciprocal, coordinated, responsive and empathetic international education sector to mitigate geopolitical risks and ensure more sustainable and ethical development for the sector.

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Chapter 8. Milking the Dragon in Solomon Islands

Cited by 4 publications

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A South-South tango: China’s soft power relations with Fiji since 1975

A South-South tango: China’s soft power relations with Fiji since 1975

The China Alternative: Changing Regional Order in the Pacific Islands

COVID-19, geopolitics and risk management: Towards framing a reciprocal, coordinated, responsive and empathetic international education sector

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