Although both Australia and New Zealand have long recognized the PRC and maintain stable and cordial relationships, the PRC and the ROC continue to actively court diplomatic favours from small Pacific island nations, which commentators have referred to as "chequebook diplomacy", usually in the form of developmental aid, or in the case of the PRC, by providing assistance in building large government complexes, stadia, or infrastructure."The Pacific Proxy: China vs Taiwan" , Graeme Dobell, ABC Radio Australia, February 7, 2007 According to Taiwanese newspaper The China Post, "Taiwan and China compete ferociously for diplomatic ties, and both sides have given away millions of dollars to bolster diplomatic relations or steal allies from each other.""Taiwan president hopes summit will boost ties with South Pacific allies" , China Post, October 11, 2007
