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Locals in Papua New Guinea speak out as China’s proposed industrial fishing park sets off alarm bells in Canberra
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.
Key points:
- A Chinese company has put forth a proposal to establish an industrial fisheries complex on the PNG island of Daru
- It comes at a time when Chinese fishing vessels have been venturing further into Pacific waters in search of seafood
- Local divers are concerned fish stocks will be impacted, but others say the impoverished island is in desperate need of economic development
PNG Prime Minister James Marape has told 7.30 that he has now spoken to Australia’s…
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