China pressures the West in Pacific naval battle - analysis
Beijing's focus on diplomacy with Pacific island nations means it can potentially operate more freely between Western allies in the region.
A man walks past a Chinese hospital ship called The Peace Ark, which offers free health care as it sails through the South Pacific, as it sits moored in the harbour of the Fiji capital of Suva August 24, 2014(photo credit: REUTERS/LINCOLN FEAST)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated:
