China Lanqiao Group has taken a 99-year lease on the Port of Darwin in Australia.
After the Australian government announced the cancellation of the “Belt and Road” plan signed between Victoria and China, Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton said in an interview on the 25th that the Australian government is dealing with thousands of projects with China, and mentioned that Darwin Harbour, which has been leased to Chinese companies, “should be acted upon if it is not in our national interest. The port of Darwin, which has been leased to a Chinese company, “should be acted upon if it is not in our national interest,” suggesting that the 99-year lease on the port could be in jeopardy.
The Globe and Mail reports, citing the Australian Associated Press (AAP), that Duden spoke about the country’s 99-year lease of Darwin Harbour to China’s Shandong Lanqiao Group in an interview with the ABC’s “Insiders” program on 25 local time.
In 2015, the local Northern Territory government leased the port to China’s Shandong Lanqiao Group for A$506 million ($396 million) for 99 years.
“There are literally thousands of these cases that need to be looked at and the (Australian) foreign minister is dealing with all of them,” Durden said, adding that the country’s foreign minister, Marise Payne, should look at the cases and “if they are not in our national interest, then she If they are not in our national interest then she will obviously take action”.
Australian media headlines such as “The West Australian” and “The New Daily” were quoted as saying that Duden was considering “ending port leases to China”. The Australian government announced the cancellation of the “Belt and Road” agreement between Victoria and China only on the 21st on the grounds of the “Foreign Relations Act”. The law was implemented in December last year, authorizing the Australian foreign minister to look at all state governments and universities and other institutions and foreign government agreements, if the foreign minister believes that these agreements are contrary to Australia’s foreign policy or damage Australia’s foreign relations, can be canceled.
In addition, Duden 25 interview, also talked about not underestimating the issue of military conflict between the Chinese Communist Party and Taiwan, “China is very clear about reunification, which has been their goal for a long time,” he said, cross-strait “there is a lot of activity and animosity,” “For us, we have to work with our partners and allies” and “no one wants to see a conflict between mainland China and Taiwan or any other region.”
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