Fiji as seen from a holiday resort. Got any nice slides?

Another British legacy !

Another British legacy? What was there before? A primitive stone age culture that was at war with other tribes and headed to where Easter Island went as they hewed and hacked down trees for boats and firewood for cooking fires. The brits brought laws, courts and a constitution football and cricket The indigenous rep for laziness and benefitting from the industry of others seems to fit? As does an easy going, cargo cult mentality? Make better friends than enemies! Love rugby!

Given the parasitic nature of business operators? The poor get poorer and the rich get richer. Slaves would cost more than the average hourly rate!

This situation will end one day in some primitive blood bath as happened elsewhere where extreme capitalism and rampant exploitation was the order of the day, by money faced ( I'm all right Jack) business operators.
Alan B.

( I'm all right Jack) business operators.
Alan B,
That's what I mean by British Legacy ! Exploit opportunism without giving a thought of the consequences which are later (rather opportunistically or planned) again called unintended consequences !
What would you say Britain is a fine example of ? A Govt system with more holes than a slice of Swiss cheese ?
Ask Fijians what they think of Democracy ! Democracy is nothing more than minority group Dictatorship !

And the Chinese are offering business deals with strings…why is that different to golden handshakes full of expectation leading to exploitation and humiliation?

Dan

Ah yes, that terrible colonialism.

Fiji is a 'developing' country, which received $83.5 million in handouts from Australia in 2020-21 and another $85 million in 2021-22 to help the Government of Fiji shore up its fiscal position and bolster economic recovery. They'll probably want more next year.

With a population of less than a million (910,333 at last count), Fiji is hardly in a position to go it alone if the people want anything approaching a decent standard of living. So far they have resisted Communist China, but we will have to keep on giving to keep it that way.