China's Peace Ark: building bridges with Pacific island nations

• Main Author: Horta, Loro
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; International Politics and Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171699
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

At a time when China’s navy is synonymous with assertiveness and Beijing is focused on the country’s soft power projection, there is one Chinese asset that has gone unnoticed. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)’s hospital ship, Peace Ark (known in Chinese as Daishan Dao), is one of the few ins...