TY - BOOK AU - Hanson,Fergus AU - Fifita,Mary ED - Lowy Institute for International Policy TI - China in the Pacific: the new banker in town T2 - Lowy Institute policy brief PY - 2011/// CY - Sydney, NSW PB - Lowy Institute for International Policy KW - China KW - economic aid KW - Pacific N1 - April 2011; Title from PDF cover screen (viewed May 10, 2011); Includes bibliographical references (p. [12-13]) N2 - This is the fourth in a series of Lowy Institute reports on China's aid program in the Pacific. They now cover the five-year period 2005-2009, offering the most detailed picture available of China's activities in the region. China has been increasing the loan to grant ratio of its aid and has now pledged over $US600 million to Pacific states. In Tonga, pledged loans from China equate to one third of its GDP UR - http://apo.org.au/research/china-pacific-new-banker-town ER -