Excerpt from reuters.com
A survey of small island developing nations such as Mauritius and the Maldives showed China rated as the top bilateral development assistance partner amid U.S. aid cuts and Washington's pivot away from climate change, a report by ODI Global found.
Data from an ODI survey to which officials from 29 small island developing states responded found that in the aggregate, governments saw China as the most valued bilateral partner - a view that has geopolitical implications, according to lead author Emily Wilkinson.