<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed><author name="Sharon Susan Koshy Akanksha Gupta"><item><title>Is the South Pacific the new theatre of China-US rivalry?</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/is-the-south-pacific-the-new-theatre-of-china-us-rivalry/</link><pubDate>September 20, 2022, 3:16 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/OIP-2.jpeg</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>The predominance of nation-states in the 21st century is the continuation of a trend set by “archaic globalisation”, dating back to thousands of years. Shipping routes and natural resources which were primary reasons back then, continue to hold hi...</excerpt></item></author></feed>