The China Syndrome: The Impact of China's Growing Economic and Political Influence in the South Pacific

Abstract

The People's Republic of China in the past decades has experienced dynamic and accelerative growth. Its activities the world over, particularly in the South Pacific is a projection of its foreign policy as well as its economic and political ambition. While its growing power remains progressive, the dominant explanation for this trend is its desire to attain the hegemonic status that is unrivalled.