China in the South Pacific: a view from Timor Leste

• Main Author: Horta, Loro
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; International Political Economy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162278
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In recent months, major media outlets have given extensive cover to China’s growing presence amongst the small island nations of the South Pacific. Some of these reports are rather alarmist. The situation on the ground is not straight forward and requires a better understanding of the political, eco...