Chinese Assistance in the Pacific: Agency, Effectiveness and the Role of Pacific Island Governments
Abstract Chinese development assistance in the Pacific has attracted increasing attention since the 1st China‐Pacific Island Countries Economic Development and Cooperation Forum in 2006, at which China announced US$492 million in concessional loans to the region. Another US$1 billion in concessional...
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| description | Abstract Chinese development assistance in the Pacific has attracted increasing attention since the 1st China‐Pacific Island Countries Economic Development and Cooperation Forum in 2006, at which China announced US$492 million in concessional loans to the region. Another US$1 billion in concessional loans was announced at the 2nd China‐Pacific Forum in 2013. This article explores how Pacific island governments negotiate and oversee the implementation of Chinese official development assistance in four Pacific Island case study countries where assistance has been significant: Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa and the Cook Islands. We argue that the way in which governments have pursued, overseen and implemented projects has differed considerably, and is an important determinant of the effectiveness and developmental impact of Chinese assistance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ccb7e3a7692f421782ca8661f66cf5952022-12-21T19:34:37ZengWileyAsia & the Pacific Policy Studies2050-26802014-05-011234936310.1002/app5.35Chinese Assistance in the Pacific: Agency, Effectiveness and the Role of Pacific Island GovernmentsMatthew Dornan0Philippa Brant1Development Policy Centre Crawford School of Public Policy The Australian National University Canberra Australian Capital Territory 0200 AustraliaLowy Institute for International Policy Sydney New South Wales 2000 AustraliaAbstract Chinese development assistance in the Pacific has attracted increasing attention since the 1st China‐Pacific Island Countries Economic Development and Cooperation Forum in 2006, at which China announced US$492 million in concessional loans to the region. Another US$1 billion in concessional loans was announced at the 2nd China‐Pacific Forum in 2013. This article explores how Pacific island governments negotiate and oversee the implementation of Chinese official development assistance in four Pacific Island case study countries where assistance has been significant: Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa and the Cook Islands. We argue that the way in which governments have pursued, overseen and implemented projects has differed considerably, and is an important determinant of the effectiveness and developmental impact of Chinese assistance.https://doi.org/10.1002/app5.35Chinese aidPacific Island countriesChina Eximbankdevelopment assistanceSmall Island Developing States (SIDS) |
| spellingShingle | Matthew Dornan Philippa Brant Chinese Assistance in the Pacific: Agency, Effectiveness and the Role of Pacific Island Governments Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies Chinese aid Pacific Island countries China Eximbank development assistance Small Island Developing States (SIDS) |
| title | Chinese Assistance in the Pacific: Agency, Effectiveness and the Role of Pacific Island Governments |
| title_full | Chinese Assistance in the Pacific: Agency, Effectiveness and the Role of Pacific Island Governments |
| title_fullStr | Chinese Assistance in the Pacific: Agency, Effectiveness and the Role of Pacific Island Governments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chinese Assistance in the Pacific: Agency, Effectiveness and the Role of Pacific Island Governments |
| title_short | Chinese Assistance in the Pacific: Agency, Effectiveness and the Role of Pacific Island Governments |
| title_sort | chinese assistance in the pacific agency effectiveness and the role of pacific island governments |
| topic | Chinese aid Pacific Island countries China Eximbank development assistance Small Island Developing States (SIDS) |
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