{"id":30677,"date":"2009-01-04T15:21:11","date_gmt":"2009-01-04T22:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=30677"},"modified":"2009-01-04T15:21:11","modified_gmt":"2009-01-04T22:21:11","slug":"papua-new-guinea-and-chinas-new-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2009\/01\/papua-new-guinea-and-chinas-new-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"Papua New Guinea and China&#8217;s New Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/servlet\/story\/RTGAM.20081231.wyorkchina0103\/BNStory\/International\/home\">The Globe and Mail looks<\/a> at China&#8217;s influence in Papua New Guinea. From the article&#8217;s introduction:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>As he completes nearly seven years as The Globe and Mail&#8217;s Beijing bureau chief, Geoffrey York says the most striking change is the boom in Chinese trade, aid and influence around the world, especially in places the West has neglected or rejected. 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