China’s Influence on the Freely Associated States

September 28, 2022 00:51:04
China’s Influence on the Freely Associated States
Events at USIP
China’s Influence on the Freely Associated States

Sep 28 2022 | 00:51:04

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Show Notes

The Freely Associated States (FAS) — comprised of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau — have exceptionally close relationships with the United States under the Compacts of Free Association. However, in the last decade, and especially the last five years, strategic competition between China and the United States has increased, and Beijing’s increasing engagement with the FAS is threatening U.S. interests both locally and in the broader Pacific region. On September 20, USIP hosted a look at the final report from the USIP Senior Study Group on China’s Influence on the Freely Associated States.

Speakers

Philip Davidson
Former Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command; Co-Chair, USIP Senior Study Group 

Robert Underwood
Former Delegate from Guam to the U.S. House of Representatives; Co-Chair, USIP Senior Study Group 

Ambassador Joseph Yun
Special Presidential Envoy for Compact Negotiations, U.S. Department of State

Jennifer Staats, moderator
Director, East and Southeast Asia Programs, U.S. Institute of Peace

 

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/chinas-influence-freely-associated-states

 

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