Australia urged to intervene as China tries to buy a strategic Solomon Islands port - ABC News
7/31/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Stephanie March, Amy Donaldson
by Stephanie March, Amy Donaldson
The purchase would give China control of an island in the Solomons with a port that could be used immediately for large vessels, an airstrip, and large areas of land, the Australian government is warned.
A Chinese state-owned company is negotiating to buy a deep-water port and World War II airstrip in Solomon Islands, as new documents detail how money from Beijing has helped keep the Pacific nation's… [+10189 chars]
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