The European Parliament published in December 2022 a major study titled "Role and Impact of China on World Fisheries and Aquaculture."
The study reviews China's mariculture and marine fisheries on the operations of its distant water fleets. The six focal countries are Mauritania, Senegal, Madagascar, Mauritius, Ecuador, and the Soloman Islands. Considering the scale of Chinese subsidies in their distant water fleet, this leads to unfair competition in relation to EU and other fleets.
The Sydney Morning Herald published on 25 August 2022 an editorial titled "China's Mixed Record in Developing Africa Holds Lessons for Pacific."
The editorial looks at examples of China's engagement in Africa and suggests they may offer lessons for engagement in Pacific Island countries.
The Australia Strategic Policy Institute published on 11 April 2022 a commentary titled "Djibouti Shows What Sogavare's Deal with China Really Means" by Michael Shoebridge.
The author identifies similarities (and differences) in the runup to China's military base in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa and China's recent security agreement with the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.
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