The implications of COVID-19 for security in the Pacific Islands

Wallis, Joanne; McNeill, Henrietta

doi:10.1080/00358533.2021.1904587

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“…Studies on the perception of China after Covid-19 and its vaccine diplomacy show that even in difficult times, it is possible to build a positive image of the state and to influence other states with soft power (Lu and Atadil, 2021;Verma, 2020). Another popular area of research concerns international relations during the pandemic, including the role of China at the time (Alhammadi, 2021;Cooray, 2022;Kavalski, 2021;Ndlovu-Gatsheni, 2020;Pattanaik, 2021;Smith, 2020;Wallis and McNeill, 2021).…”

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COVID-19 Implications for China's National Security

Gębska¹,

Krukowska²

2022

Security and Defence Quarterly

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The COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020 and China has since been under public scrutiny for neglecting the first signs of this global health challenge and for its lockdown strategy. Although lockdowns have not lasted for long, China needs to confront the political, social, and economic implications for its national security. The paper aims to fill a gap in the knowledge and investigate aspects of China’s national security in light of the pandemic. The study is based on desk research using secondary data and statistical and comparative analysis. It also employs an inductive method to build general theorems. The Chinese government can be seen as successful in dealing with the pandemic because of a low death toll and minimal economic losses. By early February 2022, only 106,863 Chinese had been diagnosed, and 4,636 had died from the virus. China also achieved enviable economic success and, its output grew by 18.3% year on year in the first quarter of 2021, the fastest rate since the 1990s, and it was the first major economy to withdraw its pandemic stimulus. China consolidated its position in low-income countries and improved its image as a global leader in trade by supplying vaccines, masks and ventilators, and strengthened its geopolitical standing. It will face threats from other countries working on a joint approach to the challenges posed by Beijing and while the aftereffects of the crisis can be seen, it also fears that they might further affect China's national security.

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