CHINA-AUSTRALIA TENSIONS ESCALATE OVER DARWIN PORT; AMBASSADOR SLAMS CANBERRA’S PLAN TO GET IT BACK
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26.05.2025


The Eurasian Times (26 May 2025)

 

China’s ambassador in Australia has lambasted a move to block a Chinese company, Landbridge Group, from running a strategically significant Australian shipping port, calling it “ethically questionable”.

In 2015, the Landbridge group was granted a 99-year lease on the northern port of Darwin, a decision that was widely criticised and led to stricter scrutiny of major infrastructure sales.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last month said the port should be “in Australian hands” and vowed to buy back control of the “strategic asset”.

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