Pacific Island countries, many impoverished and saddled by high costs because of their remote locations, have said they want foreign help that creates jobs and revives tourism. Photo: AFP
China, South Pacific trade talks being explored, and the islands want to gauge China’s ‘appetite’
- South Pacific is no longer the ‘hole of the Asia-Pacific doughnut’, and the biggest economies want a bigger bite
- China is also looking to cement an economic foothold in the region, but such formal pacts often take years to negotiate and rubber stamp
Pacific Island countries, many impoverished and saddled by high costs because of their remote locations, have said they want foreign help that creates jobs and revives tourism. Photo: AFP
