Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Rimbink Pato, recently assured Australia that PNG will still have good relations with Australia despite growing relations with China.
This came after Australia’s International Development Minister, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells showed concern for the investment and aid by the Chinese, questioning the benefits of certain Chinese projects in the Pacific.
Food manufacturer Ian Chow, who is an Australian citizen living in PNG on a long-term residency, revealed that Australians do not want to go to PNG, and hence the Chinese are taking over the country’s economy.