Solomons inks port deal with Chinese firm

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 23, 2023 12:26 am

SYDNEY: A state-backed Chinese company has won a contract to develop a key port in the Solomon Islands, a major victory in Beijing's quest to gain a strategic toe-hold in the South Pacific.

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