TY - BOOK ID - 138241901 TI - America's Pacific Island allies : the Freely Associated States and Chinese influence AU - Grossman, Derek AU - Chase, Michael AU - Finin, Gerard A. AU - Gregson, Wallace C. AU - Hornung, Jeffrey W. AU - Ma, Logan AU - Reimer, Jordan R. AU - Shih, Alice AU - International Security and Defense Policy Center. AU - Rand Corporation. AU - United States. PY - 2019 PB - Santa Monica, Calif. RAND Corporation DB - UniCat KW - Oceania KW - Marshall Islands KW - Micronesia (Federated States) KW - Palau KW - Océanie KW - China. KW - Marshall Islands. KW - Oceania. KW - Palau. KW - Foreign relations KW - Relations extérieures UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138241901 AB - The Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, which make up the Freely Associated States — as well as the broader region of Oceania — have been the subject of increasing Chinese influence and expressions of both hard and soft power. The authors of this report examine the implications of these activities for the United States, particularly in terms of its defense and foreign policy interests. They also look at the actions of other regional and international powers in the Freely Associated States, and examine how those actions complement U.S. leadership. ER -