China should put a hold on its generosity to the Pacific Islands

Wang Yi and his delegates are now visiting the south Pacific Islands to offer a trade and security pact to provide infrastructure development to these island nations. The visit has drawn intense pressure from the AngloSaxon countries, the former colonial masters of these island nations and still the de facto colonial masters in many ways. They still exert a lot of control over the island states with their own security pacts and policing these island states with their police force and militias. China's presence, though welcomed by the island states, would not be welcomed by the AngloSaxon countries as they regard these island states as their protectorates and the region their backyard and area of influence.

Even offers of trade and infrastructure development would not be welcomed by the Anglosaxon countries. They would rather let the island states remain in a state of status quo, underdeveloped and be in that way forever while the AngloSaxon countries would occasionally throw them a few crumbs to make the islanders happy. China's offer to help the island states to develop would undermine the AngloSaxon countries influence and control over these states. Therefore it is a no go for a start. 

And to offer a trade and infrastructure development pact with security elements is definitely out of question. The AngloSaxon countries would not allow it and they are still in control of several of the island political leaders. The point is that if China were to invest in these islands, the investments must be protected. The rioting and looting in the Solomon Islands are painful reminders to the Chinese that not only would they lose their investments, the lives of Chinese would also be endangered. The AngloSaxon police and militia would not want to protect Chinese assets and Chinese lives. Why should they when they were behind the rioting, looting, killings and unrest?

China should reconsider its investment initiatives carefully and not to rush as some of the island states are not ready, did not want them or being coerced by the AngloSaxons not to accept Chinese investments.  And of course some are stooges of the AngloSaxon gangsters. China should politely withdraw some of the investments from those that did not want and preferred to receive investments from their de facto colonial masters.

For those who are ready for Chinese investments and would protect Chinese investments either with their own police force or assistance from Chinese police force, China should go ahead to help these countries as best it could. The caveat, the protection of Chinese investments and lives must not be in the hands of the ill intent AngloSaxon police and militia in the island states. If these conditions are satisfied, a sign of sincerity and intent to safeguard Chinese investments, China must do its best to make them glorifying success and improve the lives of the islanders. 

Starting with a few willing island states is better than wasting money on those that were half hearted or did not want them. Perhaps time will tell whether the choice to have Chinese investments is better or worse off than investments from their de facto colonial masters. When the infrastructures are up and running, when the fruits of investments are for all to see, there will be lesser need for talking and convincing.

China should take one step at a time and let those who still prefer to work with their de facto colonial masters to do so and everyone would be happy. Freedom of choice and association. Papua New Guinea, Micronesia etc can exercise their freedom to choose their partners for their own development and wish them luck. The Solomon Islands and others that welcome Chinese developments would also have their wishes fulfill and their freedom of choice respected.

No country, even ex colonial masters, should have the right to coerce any islanders against their wishes. The rights of the islanders to choose their development partners must be respected.