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US Challenges China's Influence Over Pacific Island Countries, But Does It Have Much to Offer?_我的网站

一 |     新加坡政府正积极推广电动汽车，通过扩大激励措施和充电点建设，吸引多家中国电动汽车品牌入驻。    "For decades now, the Pacific Ocean can be fairly described as an American lake, in which the US strategic presence is actively supported by the Australian and to a lesser extent New Zealand economic and security presence," says Joseph Camilleri, emeritus professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne.,However, with the People's Republic of China's (PRC) swift economic rise, it's hardly surprising that Beijing has started to explore new possibilities in the Pacific, according to the academic.,"What has particularly troubled the United States and its principal ally in the South Pacific, Australia, is the fact that China is making inroads into what was until now considered to be an exclusive American sphere of influence," he stresses.,On July 13, Vice President Kamala Harris told the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Suva in a virtual address that US funding for the region would be stepped up to $60 million per year for 10 years. The newly announced endeavor includes more funding for fisheries, extra aid, and offers of new US embassies in the Pacific. In particular, the US is set to ink renewed fishing treaties with Pacific island nations allowing US vessels to fish in their exclusive economic zones (EEZ), and offering greater support for maritime surveillance in the Pacific. In addition to that, the Peace Corps – the United States government's volunteer program – will return to four countries, including Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu, according to CNN.,Australia Welcomes 'Renewed Commitment' From US Towards Pacific, Willing to Work With China11:38 GMT,"The timing of the pledge has much to do with the strategic competition between the United States and China," Camilleri explains. "In recent years, China has made considerable headway in developing its relations with [the Pacific Island Forum (PIF)] board, including cooperation in political, security and regional affairs, aid and development, COVID response and health, Ocean affairs and climate change, and much else.",The US attempt to assert its presence in the Pacific region also comes on the heels of the Quad IUU Fishing Initiative announced in late May, according to Jay Batongbacal, director of the University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea.,The leaders of the Quad nations — Australia, India, Japan, and the United States – proposed a maritime surveillance initiative to establish a tracking system to combat illegal, unregulated, and unprotected (IUU) fishing. The Quad endeavor may be viewed as an extension of earlier initiatives against China's fishing activities in the South Pacific, according to the academic.,"The South Pacific region is presently one of the richest and most active fishery areas in the world," he highlights.,Why Asia Won't Reject Russia's Hydrocarbons or China's Rare Earths Despite US PressureYesterday, 18:54 GMT,Even if Half of Pacific Islands Ink China Pact, It'll be Beijing's Win,Two months ago, Beijing offered a draft agreement between China and 10 island nations spanning policing, security, fisheries, data, and a free trade zone. Some Pacific leaders have agreed to consider China's trade and security pact, while the others have voiced concerns that their rapprochement with Beijing could antagonize Washington.,"The Chinese proposal to establish a China-Pacific Islands cooperation framework agreement may not yet have won sufficient support but I expect that the Chinese side will persist with its proposal, and that it may be happy to proceed with it, even if only five or six Island states are prepared to sing such an agreement," says Camilleri.,Prior to that, in mid-April, the Chinese and the Solomon Islands governments formally signed a bilateral security agreement regardless of the displeasure voiced by the US, Australia, and New Zealand. Commenting on the pact on June 3, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi underscored that its purpose is "to assist the Solomon Islands in maintaining social order." He vehemently denied Western media speculation about China's apparent plans to beef up its military presence in the region.,"China has come to the South Pacific region to build roads and bridges and improve the people’s lives, not to station troops or build military bases," Wang highlighted.,© MANDEL NGANUS President Joe Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 15, 2021. US President Joe Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 15, 2021. © MANDEL NGAN,US-China Competition for Pacific Islands Region Will Intensify,As the US and China's competition for the resource-rich region unfolds, it all depends on what Washington and Beijing can offer to Pacific island nations, according to Camilleri.,"It is doubtful that the paltry sum of $60 million offered by the United States can even begin to match what China is offering, or that it will greatly impress the Pacific Islands States meeting in Fiji," the professor suggests.,Furthermore, China has made substantial progress in building trade relations with the countries of the region as well as in establishing diplomatic ties with the PIF. The People's Republic was first invited to attend the PIF-related Talk on Establishing Dialogue Partnership held in Suva, Fiji, in 1988. Since 1990, China has attended the Post-Forum Dialogue meetings on a regular basis. In 2003, China announced its willingness to further expand economic ties with PIF member countries as well as to provide funding for the forum's secretariat.,"According to official Chinese figures, from 1992 to 2021, total trade volume between China and Pacific Island Countries (PICs) having diplomatic relations with China grew from $153 million to $5.3 billion, registering an average annual increase of 13% and expanding by over 30 times in 30 years. Similarly, by the end of 2021, China’s direct investment in PICs having diplomatic relations with China had reached $2.72 billion," says Camilleri.,The competition between the United States and its allies on the one hand and China on the other will, if anything, gather pace and intensity in the years to come, the professor says, adding that Beijing's advantage is that "it comes to the table with a much bigger checkbook, and greater opportunities for trade and investment, especially in infrastructure projects."。吉利和小鹏等高端SUV相继亮相，受到市场关注。

二 | 新加坡作为全球电动汽车销售的重要市场，已有多家中国汽车制造商成功进入并推出多款车型。1. 中国电动汽车进军新加坡市场新加坡电动汽车市场近期呈现蓬勃发展态势，随着政府不断扩大激励措施和充电设施建设，多家中国电动汽车品牌纷纷进军这一市场。上周，吉利旗下豪华电动汽车品牌Zeekr的Zeekr X在新加坡首次亮相，作为一款高端SUV，其起售价定为199,999新加坡元，吸引了众多消费者的关注。

三 | 中国广州—11月24日消息：ZEEKR X于2023年11月24日在广东广州中国进出口商品交易会展馆展出。来源：斯特林格/阿纳多卢通过盖蒂图片社紧接着，小鹏汽车也宣布在新加坡设立弹出式展厅，为公众提供试驾其Xpeng G6电动SUV的机会。该车型标准版起价为209,999新元，长续航版则为224,999新元，进一步丰富了新加坡市场的电动汽车选择。

四 | Zeekr副总裁Mars Chen在品牌发布后表示：“随着新加坡持续推进电动汽车转型，我们相信消费者期待电动汽车不仅提供便捷的出行方式，更能带来卓越的驾驶体验，从而提升城市生活的品质。”他同时表达了对品牌在东南亚乃至全球扩展的乐观态度。事实上，中国电动汽车在新加坡的普及并非新鲜事物。自2014年起，比亚迪等中国汽车制造商便已开始进入这一市场，推出包括电动出租车在内的多款车型。如今，广汽永旺、奇瑞等更多品牌也加入了这一行列，共同推动新加坡电动汽车市场的多元化发展。2. 政府大力支持新加坡政府对于电动汽车的推广不遗余力，计划从2025年起逐步淘汰柴油车和出租车，并在2030年前实现内燃机车的逐步淘汰。为加速电动汽车的普及，政府已出台多项激励措施，包括延长电动汽车早期普及奖励计划至2025年，为新车和出租车提供高达15,000新元的额外登记费回扣。

五 | 电动汽车路线图概述此外，新加坡还致力于提升充电基础设施的可用性，以支持更大规模的电动汽车保有量。截至目前，全国已安装超过7100个电动汽车充电点，并计划到2030年实现6万个充电点的目标。

六 | 市场研究机构惠誉解决方案公司BMI预测，得益于政府的激励政策和充电设施的完善，新加坡乘用车电动汽车销量将在2024年实现显著增长，同比增长率预计达到73.7%。其中，电池电动汽车销量增长尤为突出，增幅将达到74.7%。

七 | 随着电动汽车市场的持续扩张，新加坡正逐步成为全球电动汽车发展的重要节点。未来，更多中国及其他国际电动汽车品牌有望在这片热土上绽放光彩，共同推动绿色出行时代的到来。参考资料：1. More Chinese EV makers debut in Singapore as the city-state boosts adoption with incentives, more charging points, CNBC。

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