Why Taiwan and China are Battling over Tiny Island Countries
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References:
[1] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?locations=PW-PG-SB-FM-NR-VU-MH-FJ-TV-KI-WS-TO
[2] https://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/stronger-together-safeguarding-australia-s-security-interests-through-closer-pacific-0#_edn23
[3] https://www.icdf.org.tw/ct.asp?xItem=5276&CtNode=29823&mp=2
[4] https://www.icdf.org.tw/ct.asp?xItem=12487&CtNode=29823&mp=2
[5] https://www.icdf.org.tw/fp.asp?fpage=cp&xItem=30438&ctNode=29877&mp=2
[6] http://www.icdf.org.tw/ct.asp?xItem=4395&ctNode=29824&mp=2
[7] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-diplomacy-kiribati/taiwan-says-china-lures-kiribati-with-airplanes-after-losing-another-ally-idUSKBN1W50DI
[8] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7102519/
[9] https://pacificaidmap.lowyinstitute.org
[10] https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-great-wharf-from-china-raising-eyebrows-across-the-pacific-20180411-p4z8yu.html

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