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China, Australia and Oceania: Who is for and Who is against Whom

ЮГО-ВОСТОЧНАЯ АЗИЯ: АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗВИТИЯ, 2022, №2(55), 64-73

 
Annotation: In 2022, the world has globally divided itself into two parts by the redistribution of resources, and each participant is important in this confrontation. Currently, China, the main rival of the West, is fighting for the loyalty of 12 independent small developing island countries of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean, which have the right to vote in the UN and are historically included in the sphere of defense and geopolitical influence of the United States and its loyal allies – Australia and New Zealand. Now Beijing is making every effort to take control over the island neighbors. This article also analyzes the attitude of the Pacific Island Countries to this issue.

Keywords: the Pacific Island Countries, China, Australia, New Zealand, USA, battle for the spheres of influence