Report: China plans to build $39B megacity just off Australian territory
If approved, the city and trading port would be built within kilometres of Australian islands in the Torres Strait.
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If approved, the city and trading port would be built within kilometres of Australian islands in the Torres Strait.
China is trying to build a $39 billion major seaport city on Papua New Guinea (PNG), and has already reached out to PNG Prime Minister James Marape to approve the project, The Australian reported. If approved, China would establish a major presence on the country’s southern coast, within about 200 km (about 124 miles) of the Australian mainland and even closer to Australian islands in the Torres Strait. The project would be built in the town of Daru and would be known as the “New Daru City,” encompassing a 100 square km area. The project is aimed at PNG’s impoverished Western Province...