China's Growing Interest In Pacific Flashcards
In April 2022, China signed a controversial security deal with the ____________, which raised regional concerns.
Solomon Islands
The Pacific Island Countries are a cluster of ____________countries which are located largely in the tropical zone of the Pacific Ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
14
The islands are divided on the basis of physical and human geography into?
3 parts
Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia
_____________ represents the China’s first threshold of maritime expansion.
‘First Island Chain’
The Pacific Island Countries are located geostrategically in what is referred to by China as its _________ the control of which will make China an effective Blue Water capable Navy
‘Far Seas’
Which country plays a major role in China’s Pacific calculus?
TAIWAN
China has been successful in getting diplomatic recognition from ______out of the 14 PICs through its economic largesse.
10
_____________ is the only country which recognises China and at the same time is part of the Compact of Free Association with the US.
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) , it compromise of more than 600 islands.
Nearly________ of Fiji’s population is of Indian origin and about 3000 Indians living in Papua New Guinea at present.
40%
Forum for India and Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) was launched in?
It is a multinational grouping launched in 2014
When did India launch Climate Early Warning Systems in seven PICs ?
September 2017
the Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands is?
Manasseh Sogavare
Foreign minister of China___________ made visit to 10 PIC’s , and co-hosted with Fiji ,the Second China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers Meeting.
Wang Yi
How many countires recognise tiwan as a soverign state
14 including vatican city
