The final piece of Australia's AUS$137 million (US$92.53 million) undersea cable to bring high-speed internet to the Solomon Islands and Papua New ...
SYDNEY: The final piece of Australia's AUS$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.
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the infrastructure, known as the Coral Sea Cable, will cement Canberra's ties with the Pacific - a region that Australia worries is being swayed by China's increased foreign aid to the region. "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.
China denies using economic aid as political leverage, insisting it considers the ability of a country to repay loans when offering finance.In a bid to counter China, Australia has offered AUS$3 billion in cheap loans and grants to the Pacific. The relationship came under further strain on Tuesday when China confirmed it has formally arrested a Chinese-born Australian writer on suspicion of espionage.
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