Why China’s small island playbook is a problem for the US

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  In an increasingly uncertain world, this is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security.

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  Today with me, Alex Dibble and Tom Noonan.

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  In an attempt to expand its influence across the world,

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  China is pouring investment into big foreign infrastructure projects through its Belt and Road Initiative.

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  In the last few years,

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  a focus of Beijing has been to drag small Pacific island states into its orbit.

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  That culminated with the Cook Islands signing a strategic partnership with China to the of New Zealand.

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  Back in May, 11 foreign ministers from the Pacific island states travelled to China for a meeting.

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  That's the third such summit run by Beijing.

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  And like the rest of the Belt and Road Initiative,

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  that small island playbook is giving Washington a problem.

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  Our guest today is Dr Dalbir Ahluwat,

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