吉里巴斯共和國
位於太平洋正中間,也是全球唯一一個橫跨東西南北半球的國家。是全世界最受氣候變遷影響的國家之一。世界銀行長期提供捐款,協助該國對抗海平面上升、淡水鹽化等問題。近幾年和中國接觸密切,2022年雙方更簽訂貿易相關文件,深化一帶一路合作。除了貿易之外,更傳出吉里巴斯同意讓中國在境內修建機場,外加重新開放保護水域給中國捕魚。這兩項皆讓其他國家大感詫異,前者可能會對美國帶來嚴重威脅,後者則會使被聯合國列為世界遺產的鳳凰群島魚群生態遭到破壞。
看2022Year Founded: 1979
Composed of 33 islands big and small, the Pacific island nation sits in the center of the Pacific and is the world's only country to cross the east and west hemispheres and the north and south hemispheres all at once. The nation is small in land area and has only 120,000 people, but its sea territory is larger than all of India, hence the rich marine resources. Once a U.S. military base during World War II, the island’s east end is only 1,600 km away from Hawaii. Kiribati severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 2019, and established diplomatic relations with China instead. In 2021, there was a rumor that China will restore the runway left behind by the U.S. military, which will pose a threat to the U.S.