China’s Growing Influence in the Pacific Islands and Its Implications on Climate Change

The geostrategic value of the Pacific region has started to gain momentum for first time since end World War II. is consisting Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and Australasia. center global fulcrum moved Asia-Pacific with China’s growing strategic economic interest in region. Island nations that consider themselves on front lines climate change had hoped U.S. other regional powers like Australia would stay committed deal cut emissions help populations confront rising seas around them. But they didn’t as a result island turned towards China, Beijing vowed Paris Climate Agreement. paper dealt power play perspective focused future equation China.