Papua New Guinea: Caught in the Middle

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Port Moreseby, die Hauptstadt von Papau-Neuguinea. Nur rund 13% der Bevölkerung lebt in urbanen Gebieten. Source: AFP / ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images

Papua New Guinea rarely makes it into the news. But because of its strategically important location, China and the U.S. are now courting the island state north of Australia. Like many Pacific states, the country is pursuing a strategy of "friends to all, enemies to none. But can this work in the long run?



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