AUKI, Solomon Islands -- Joycelyn Funusui leaves her home most mornings before dawn, crammed among fellow travelers in the open-air back of a truck, lugging bananas and potatoes to sell in the provincial capital. The drive to the market takes eight hours. She says China has made it easier.
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Residents of Malaita, the Solomon Islands, ride a truck in the provincial capital of Auki. Many of Malaita Island's roads are difficult to traverse. (Photo by Rurika Imahashi)
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