Divided Isles: Solomon Islands and the China Switch

Divided Isles: Solomon Islands and the China Switch

Edward Acton Cavanough
$29.95
Publication Date: April 9th, 2024
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
ISBN:
9781526178350
Pages:
304
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Description

In 2019, Solomon Islands made international headlines when the country severed its decades-old alliance with Taiwan in exchange for a partnership with Beijing. The decision prompted international condemnation and terrified security experts. This penetrating investigation into the switch sheds light on China's wider foreign policy.

About the Author

Edward Acton Cavanough is a journalist, researcher and policy analyst based in Adelaide. He has reported from Afghanistan, China, Mongolia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor Leste, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands. His writing has appeared in The Saturday Paper, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, The Nation, The South China Morning Post and The Australian.