China As The Policeman In Traditionally US-Aligned Pacific Islands

China's growing police presence in the vast Pacific region is reshaping the security landscape in ways that are both troubling and helpful, and is part of Beijing's sweeping vision of global security, according to a new report.

Officers from China's Ministry of Public Security have been accompanied at joint policing cooperation events in Pacific island states by people with alleged criminal connections, or have engaged in intimidating behavior toward law enforcement advisors from Western countries who are also present on the ground, the report said.

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