Australia ‘disappointed’ by Chinese owner’s resistance to forced port sale

Australia’s defence minister Richard Marles said Thursday that Canberra was “disappointed” the Chinese leaseholder of the strategic Darwin Port was challenging efforts to return it to local ownership. Private Chinese company Landbridge acquired a 99 year lease to Darwin Port in 2015, prompting criticism of Australia from then-US president Barack Obama. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese […] The post Australia ‘disappointed’ by Chinese owner’s resistance to forced port sale appeared first on Digital Journal.