Category: South Pacific

China Defends Photo of Diplomat Walking on South Pacific Locals, Accuses Australia of Doing the Same

August 24, 2020 Off

China Defends Photo of Diplomat Walking on South Pacific Locals, Accuses Australia of Doing the Same

By Gavin Butler

Chinese officials and i-Kiribati citizens have hit back at international criticism of a photo that went viral last week, in…

China is Performing ‘Unauthorised’ COVID Vaccine Trials on Foreign Workers in Papua New Guinea

August 21, 2020 Off

China is Performing ‘Unauthorised’ COVID Vaccine Trials on Foreign Workers in Papua New Guinea

By Gavin Butler

Papua New Guinea blocked the arrival of a planeload of Chinese workers into the country yesterday, following allegations that China…