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#196 China Is Flooding the Pacific with Money, Corruption | Cleo Paskal

Feb 27, 2023
Expert Cleo Paskal discusses China's infiltration of the Pacific islands, highlighting corruption and power struggles. The conversation also covers Australia's challenges in countering Chinese influence, strategic implications for the US, and media coverage limitations in the region. The podcast concludes with reflections on veterans' PTSD treatment, US government divisions, and the hosts' responsibilities as media personalities.
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  • China plans to use Pacific islands to isolate Taiwan from aid support.
  • Chinese influence operation in the Solomon Islands weakened by local resistance.

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China-US Conflict in the Pacific

China is gaining ground in the Pacific region at the expense of the US, particularly seen in the Solomon Islands where Chinese influence operations have weakened the country. After Solomon's switch from Taiwan to China in 2019, Chinese influence has disrupted the region, aiming to displace US presence by strategically targeting key islands.

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