Divided Isles - Solomon Islands and the China Switch

In 2019, Solomon Islands made international headlines when the country severed its decades-old alliance with Taiwan in exchange for a partnership with Beijing. The decision prompted international condemnation and terrified security experts. This penetrating investigation into the switch sheds light on China's wider foreign policy.

About the author

Edward Acton Cavanough is a journalist, researcher and policy analyst based in Adelaide. He has reported from Afghanistan, China, Mongolia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor Leste, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands. His writing has appeared in The Saturday Paper, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, The Nation, The South China Morning Post and The Australian.

Summary

In 2019, Solomon Islands made international headlines when the country severed its decades-old alliance with Taiwan in exchange for a partnership with Beijing. The decision prompted international condemnation and terrified security experts. This penetrating investigation into the switch sheds light on China's wider foreign policy. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Edward Acton Cavanough
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2024
• EAN: 9781526178350
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-7835-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Australian & Oceanian, International Relations, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence, Solomon Islands