Modern Island Hopping: The Geopolitical Battle for the Pacific
Modern Island Hopping: The Geopolitical Battle for the Pacific 01.Apr.2021 9:00 AM . 8 min read In August 2020, China’s ambassador to the Pacific island nation of Kiribati raised a great deal of controversy when he literally walked on the backs of a line of islanders. The United States and its allies strongly condemned the scenario. “I simply cannot imagine any scenario in which walking on the backs of children is acceptable behaviour by an ambassador of any country,” wrote Constantine Panayiotou, the US defense attaché to Kiribati, on Twitter. But the Chinese saw matters di...
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