Locals in Papua New Guinea speak out as China s proposed industrial fishing park sets off alarm bells in Canberra
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The tiny Papua New Guinean island of Daru has become the latest flashpoint in tensions between Australia and China, as a Chinese company proposes to build an industrial fishing park in the region.
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The tiny island of Daru in Papua New Guinea has become the latest flashpoint in tensions between Australia and China, after revelations a Chinese company wants to build an industrial fishing park on the island, while another is proposing to spend billions building a city there.
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This file image of a frame grab taken from handout video by Australia s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) / Australia Global Alumni on September 1, 2020 shows Australian journalist Cheng Lei at an unknown location. Picture via AFP
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SYDNEY, Feb 8 An Australian journalist who worked as an anchor for Chinese state television has been formally arrested for “illegally supplying state secrets overseas”, six months after she was detained in China without explanation, Canberra said today.
Australia’s foreign minister Marise Payne said Chinese authorities informed her that Cheng Lei was formally arrested on February 5, after disappearing from public view last August.