The strategic location of Pacific Island countries puts them in the middle of the growing tensions between China and the US and Australia. While they might not be able to completely avoid the power competition, they have figured out how to use it to get what they want. All while battling an existential threat. Countries like the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are negotiating deals with China and Australia and playing them off against each other. And Kiribati and others have figured out how to use