The final piece of Australia's A$137 million ($92.53 million) undersea cabl...
SYDNEY - The final piece of Australia’s A$137 million undersea cable to bring high-speed internet to the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea was laid on Wednesday, with Canberra seeking to repulse Chinese influence in the Pacific.
“The cable is so practical, so important and so emblematic of the relationship between Australia and our key partners in the Pacific,” Payne told reporters in Sydney. In a bid to counter China, Australia has offered A$3 billion in cheap loans and grants to the Pacific.
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