So now Chinese police are operating in Kiribati. Let’s be clear about why that’s a problem.
If Chinese police are in a country, Chinese expatriates are more easily controlled and groups favoured by China can act with greater freedom. Also, the local population can be surveilled, and the policing emphasis turns away from the community and towards protecting the leadership.
All that contrasts with policing help provided by other Pacific Island countries and Australia. There’s reason to think that Canberra wants to provide more…
