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US Challenges China's Influence Over Pacific Island Countries, But Does It Have Much to Offer?_我的网站

A |     刷到瓦妮莎发的那张旧照时，正把手机支在灶台边上等水烧开。    "For decades now, the Pacific Ocean can be fairly described as an American lake, in which the US strategic presence is actively supported by the Australian and to a lesser extent New Zealand economic and security presence," says Joseph Camilleri, emeritus professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne.,However, with the People's Republic of China's (PRC) swift economic rise, it's hardly surprising that Beijing has started to explore new possibilities in the Pacific, according to the academic.,"What has particularly troubled the United States and its principal ally in the South Pacific, Australia, is the fact that China is making inroads into what was until now considered to be an exclusive American sphere of influence," he stresses.,On July 13, Vice President Kamala Harris told the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Suva in a virtual address that US funding for the region would be stepped up to $60 million per year for 10 years. The newly announced endeavor includes more funding for fisheries, extra aid, and offers of new US embassies in the Pacific. In particular, the US is set to ink renewed fishing treaties with Pacific island nations allowing US vessels to fish in their exclusive economic zones (EEZ), and offering greater support for maritime surveillance in the Pacific. In addition to that, the Peace Corps – the United States government's volunteer program – will return to four countries, including Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu, according to CNN.,Australia Welcomes 'Renewed Commitment' From US Towards Pacific, Willing to Work With China11:38 GMT,"The timing of the pledge has much to do with the strategic competition between the United States and China," Camilleri explains. "In recent years, China has made considerable headway in developing its relations with [the Pacific Island Forum (PIF)] board, including cooperation in political, security and regional affairs, aid and development, COVID response and health, Ocean affairs and climate change, and much else.",The US attempt to assert its presence in the Pacific region also comes on the heels of the Quad IUU Fishing Initiative announced in late May, according to Jay Batongbacal, director of the University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea.,The leaders of the Quad nations — Australia, India, Japan, and the United States – proposed a maritime surveillance initiative to establish a tracking system to combat illegal, unregulated, and unprotected (IUU) fishing. The Quad endeavor may be viewed as an extension of earlier initiatives against China's fishing activities in the South Pacific, according to the academic.,"The South Pacific region is presently one of the richest and most active fishery areas in the world," he highlights.,Why Asia Won't Reject Russia's Hydrocarbons or China's Rare Earths Despite US PressureYesterday, 18:54 GMT,Even if Half of Pacific Islands Ink China Pact, It'll be Beijing's Win,Two months ago, Beijing offered a draft agreement between China and 10 island nations spanning policing, security, fisheries, data, and a free trade zone. Some Pacific leaders have agreed to consider China's trade and security pact, while the others have voiced concerns that their rapprochement with Beijing could antagonize Washington.,"The Chinese proposal to establish a China-Pacific Islands cooperation framework agreement may not yet have won sufficient support but I expect that the Chinese side will persist with its proposal, and that it may be happy to proceed with it, even if only five or six Island states are prepared to sing such an agreement," says Camilleri.,Prior to that, in mid-April, the Chinese and the Solomon Islands governments formally signed a bilateral security agreement regardless of the displeasure voiced by the US, Australia, and New Zealand. Commenting on the pact on June 3, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi underscored that its purpose is "to assist the Solomon Islands in maintaining social order." He vehemently denied Western media speculation about China's apparent plans to beef up its military presence in the region.,"China has come to the South Pacific region to build roads and bridges and improve the people’s lives, not to station troops or build military bases," Wang highlighted.,© MANDEL NGANUS President Joe Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 15, 2021. US President Joe Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 15, 2021. © MANDEL NGAN,US-China Competition for Pacific Islands Region Will Intensify,As the US and China's competition for the resource-rich region unfolds, it all depends on what Washington and Beijing can offer to Pacific island nations, according to Camilleri.,"It is doubtful that the paltry sum of $60 million offered by the United States can even begin to match what China is offering, or that it will greatly impress the Pacific Islands States meeting in Fiji," the professor suggests.,Furthermore, China has made substantial progress in building trade relations with the countries of the region as well as in establishing diplomatic ties with the PIF. The People's Republic was first invited to attend the PIF-related Talk on Establishing Dialogue Partnership held in Suva, Fiji, in 1988. Since 1990, China has attended the Post-Forum Dialogue meetings on a regular basis. In 2003, China announced its willingness to further expand economic ties with PIF member countries as well as to provide funding for the forum's secretariat.,"According to official Chinese figures, from 1992 to 2021, total trade volume between China and Pacific Island Countries (PICs) having diplomatic relations with China grew from $153 million to $5.3 billion, registering an average annual increase of 13% and expanding by over 30 times in 30 years. Similarly, by the end of 2021, China’s direct investment in PICs having diplomatic relations with China had reached $2.72 billion," says Camilleri.,The competition between the United States and its allies on the one hand and China on the other will, if anything, gather pace and intensity in the years to come, the professor says, adding that Beijing's advantage is that "it comes to the table with a much bigger checkbook, and greater opportunities for trade and investment, especially in infrastructure projects."。         照片里她整个人缩在科比怀里，笑得像个小姑娘，两人坐在一把椅子上，手臂圈得严严实实。

B |          配文就一行：“生日快乐，宝贝，我非常爱你。”          水壶响了我都没顾上关火，盯着那行字愣了好几秒。

C |          这种语气太日常了，日常到像在跟一个出门买菜的人说话。         可偏偏就是这种日常，让人鼻子一酸。         算起来这已经是瓦妮莎第六年用同样的方式给科比庆生了。         每年8月23日，她都会翻出旧相册，挑一张没发过的照片贴出来。         没有长文，没有哭诉，有时候就几个词。         我试着想过，每回翻那些照片，她得先把情绪摁下去多少回，才能把字敲完。         想不下去。

D |          NBA官方和湖人队也没让这天安静过去。         官方账号放了一张科比的巨幅照片，配文只有四个字：“怀念科比。”          湖人那边选的是主场外那座雕像，文案写得更克制：“这项运动因你而变得更好。当你离开的时刻到来时，以传奇之姿离去。”          没有哀悼的姿态，倒更像一句老朋友之间的致意。         真正让人反复回味的，是保罗·加索尔那段话。         他贴了一段两人并肩作战的视频，写的是：“作为队友，有时候也作为对手，但更重要的是作为兄弟。我对你的爱是无条件的，直到永远。”          加索尔没用什么大词，就一句“兄弟”。         可这俩字从一起举过奖杯的人嘴里说出来，分量完全不一样。         他比大多数人都清楚科比是什么脾气——偏执、孤傲，较真起来能把人逼疯。         但也正是这种人，对认定的队友敞亮到底。         我有个朋友是湖人老球迷，昨天半夜发消息说，他翻出2010年总决赛第七场的录像又看了一遍。         他说看到最后科比跳上技术台张开双臂那个镜头，还是没忍住。         我没回他，只发了个拍肩膀的表情。         有些情绪说不清，也不用说清。         人们舍不得科比，真不光是那些绝杀和总冠军戒指。         那些东西当然厉害，但时间一长，能被反复记起的，往往是他身上那股近乎固执的认真。

E |          对篮球认真，对家人认真，对生活里每件小事都认真。         这种认真，后来在瓦妮莎每年的“生日快乐”里延续着，也在加索尔那句“想你”里延续着。         48岁，他在很多人记忆里还是那个咬着球衣、眼神不服输的8号和24号。         只是现在换了一种存在方式——活在旧照片的颗粒里，活在雕像的青铜纹理里，活在瓦妮莎每年不变的告白里。         水烧开之后我泡了杯茶，坐回沙发上把那张旧照又看了一遍。

F |          照片里两个人坐着的姿势很随意，像某个再普通不过的下午。         也许对瓦妮莎来说，记住他最好的方式，就是把这一天过得跟他在时一样。

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