Context and reciprocity: understanding Chinese interests in the Pacific - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre

Context and reciprocity: understanding Chinese interests in the Pacific - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre

I had the privilege of returning to Papua New Guinea in March to speak to university students, officials, researchers and other interested parties about the findings from my PhD research completed at the Australian National University in 2023, Statecraft and Pushback: Delivering China’s grand strategy in Melanesia 2014-2022. Over the course of 10 days, I spoke to over 1,500 people at the University of PNG (UPNG) the University of Goroka (UOG), t…