Abstract
he topic of the Chinese in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and, more broadly, in the
Pacific Islands, has received much recent attention in the press in Australia and
Papua New Guinea, on a Radio National program, and at a seminar at the Australian National University.1 All recognize the increasing importance of the Chinese in the region—in numbers, wealth, and political power—and of immediate
and long-term change.2 Papua New Guinea is clearly different from the other
Pacific states in its size and resources, as well as its shared and porous borders. Its
relationship with China is therefore different, and the extent of that relationship
is difficult to measure because some transactions and movements of people are
illegal and Papua New Guinea’s statistics are often unreliable.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | China in Oceania: Reshaping the Pacific? |
Editors | Terene Wesley-Smith and Edgar A Porter |
Place of Publication | United States |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Pages | 104-117 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781845456320 |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |