How China's presence has grown in the Pacific in the past decade

How China's presence has grown in the Pacific in the past decade

Beijing has also expanded its soft diplomacy, offering Pacific Islanders education in areas such as law, agriculture and journalism. Before the economic ties there were historical ones. People of Chinese heritage have been a presence ...
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