PNG PM vows close Australia ties in face of Chinese courtship

Canberra (AFP) Feb 8, 2024

Papua New Guinea's prime minister on Thursday became the first Pacific Island leader ever to address Australia's parliament, vowing close ties despite ever-louder overtures from China. Hailing long relations and Australia's pivotal role in his country's 1975 independence, James Marape said nothing would come between the two nations. In recent years, Beijing has tried to chip away at US