Captain Jim Fanell, former intelligence chief of the US Navys Pacific Fleet, has described China's soft invasion of the Pacific as deeply worrying. (60 Minutes)
Nine News: 60 Minutes: China's 'soft invasion' of the South Pacific pathway to greater influence
China is on the march in the Pacific and it's moving well under the radar. Using strategies only open to a one-party state, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has a masterplan for our region that is both ominous in its scope and proving extraordinarily effective in its implementation.
When 60 Minutes embarked on a story about China's influence in the Pacific with reporter Liam Bartlett, we had no idea how conclusively we'd prove the case.
Our report would take in Kiribati and the Solomon Islands - the two Pacific nations to most recently switch their diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to communist China. Under its 'One China' policy, the PRC demands that countries within its diplomatic sphere cannot recognise Taiwan.
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Update: China's march through the South Pacific: How the communist superpower is quietly 'invading' Australia's cash-strapped neighbours - and why you should be worried (Daily Mail).
WNU Editor: What surprised me after reading the above report is how cheap China is able to accomplish their objectives in the region.
