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

一 |     "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."。    

火箭球迷们，得提前做好心理准备了。

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在七场四胜制的系列赛里，拿下首战的胜利，重要性不言而喻，可这并不代表着晋级下一轮的天平，就会明显倾向首战获胜的队伍。

三 | 然而，由史蒂夫・科尔执教的金州勇士队，绝非一般球队可比。他们过往的战绩显示，在当地时间周日晚间，以 95 比 85 的比分拿下 2025 年 NBA 季后赛首轮 G1 之后，勇士队已稳稳占据淘汰休斯顿火箭队的有利形势。

据美联社记者乔希・杜博透露，在科尔执教期间，勇士队在赢下首战的季后赛系列赛中，战绩极为耀眼，21 次系列赛赢下了 20 次。即便是首战失利的系列赛，他们也取得了 3 胜 2 负的不错成绩。

四 | 唯一一次在赢下首战后输掉系列赛的情况，发生在 2016 年总决赛。当时，常规赛豪取 73 胜的勇士队，在 G1 以 104 比 89 战胜克利夫兰骑士队，看似朝着连冠的目标稳步迈进。但谁能想到，那场系列赛中，勇士队状况百出：德雷蒙德・格林被禁赛，哈里森・巴恩斯手感冰凉，安德鲁・博古特又因伤退赛，最终导致了季后赛历史上最令人扼腕的一次逆转。

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当然，那支骑士队拥有处于巅峰状态的勒布朗・詹姆斯、凯里・欧文和凯文・乐福三巨头，而勇士队则是拖着伤病满营的阵容坚持到了最后。

六 | 即便如此，勇士队在抢七大战中，也只是差之毫厘，与胜利擦肩而过。

对于勇士队来说，首战获胜，几乎向来都是个好兆头。在对阵火箭的 G1 比赛中，斯蒂芬・库里和吉米・巴特勒都有着极为出色的发挥。过去一周左右，勇士队状态有所起伏，如今他们似乎重新找回了节奏。火箭队若想阻挡这支勇士队前进的步伐，必须付出超乎寻常的努力。勇士与火箭，季后赛 “老戏码” 再度上演

多年来，在季后赛中，勇士队就如同横亘在火箭队面前一座难以攀登的高山。今年，这两支球队似乎又要上演熟悉的剧情。在 2015 年、2016 年、2018 年以及 2019 年，火箭队均在首战输给勇士队后，最终输掉了整个系列赛。

斯蒂芬・库里仿佛天生就是火箭队的 “克星”。

七 | 在与休斯顿火箭队的 21 场季后赛对决中，这位勇士队核心场均能砍下 25.5 分，外加 5.2 个篮板和 5.1 次助攻，投篮命中率、三分命中率以及罚球命中率分别高达 47%、38% 和 87%，简直就是火箭队 “命中注定的劲敌”。

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