Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Chinese-funded runway signals growing influence in South Pacific


China has pledged financial assistance to revamp a runway in the Southern Pacific nation of Kiribati, raising concerns of potential military usage.


The island is immediately south of the Marshall Islands, which hosts a US military site for missile tests, and is strategically positioned along sea lanes connecting the US and Australia. 


Samuel Wong reports from Brisbane.


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