{"product_id":"china-conquers-polynesia-9798243113601","title":"China Conquers Polynesia","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ted Halstead\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - Technological\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica's Navy has been the undisputed leader in the Pacific since WWII. Now, China plans to change that. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy conquering French Polynesia. A nuclear weapon lost during one of dozens of French nuclear tests has been discovered there by rebels. Their leader, Mai, will use it to force France out of Polynesia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn their own, the rebels might have little chance. Unless a Chinese Navy carrier task force intervenes to help them achieve independence before the French military can respond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChina will call it a \"peacekeeping mission.\" Flight Leader Tan Sichun, one of China's first female naval aviators, is determined to make it succeed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrench agents from Paris are already in French Polynesia. Their leader, Captain Giraud, knows the rebels have penetrated all local French military and police operations, so they must be excluded from the search for the weapon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Giraud is getting help from a surprising source. Russia is not enthusiastic about the rise of Chinese power in the Pacific, where not long ago the USSR faced only American competition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRussia has sent two agents. Neda Rhahbar is originally from Iran and is a nuclear weapons expert, including ways to disarm them. Alina is a senior FSB field operative with one great advantage for this mission. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong ago, one of Alina's first missions was to assess the Polynesian rebel movement. During it, she met Mai. Can Alina get Mai to trust her again, as he did all those years ago? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill anyone help the French stand up to China? If not, can France resist alone? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOr will China become the greatest Pacific power?","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47572301873303,"sku":"9798243113601","price":1798.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798243113601.webp?v=1774889495","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/china-conquers-polynesia-9798243113601","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}