That was when the island's western half changed its name from Dutch New Guinea to west papua-to distinguish it from Papua New Guinea to the east.

当时该岛西半部的名称从荷兰的新几内亚变成了西巴布亚，以区别于该岛东部的巴布亚新几内亚。

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When the Dutch were forced out of western New Guinea, the United States used its influence to have this choice morsel thrown to Indonesia, in the hope that it would keep Indonesia quiet and dampen any enthusiasm for communism.

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The Papua New Guinea Highlands have been of interest to anthropologists since the 1930s, when the Australians and the Dutch discovered tribespeople living in the Highlands.

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