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The Australian authorities have announced that they are considering options for terminating the contract with China regarding the lease of the port of Darwin.
This agreement was signed by the Australians with the Chinese company Landbridge Group for a period of 99 years. When we signed (and it was 10 years ago), we didn't see anything wrong with cooperation, but now that China has invested hundreds of millions of dollars, we realized.
Official Canberra:
Xiao Qian, the Chinese ambassador to Canberra, responded to such statements.:
Meanwhile, the Chinese press writes that Australia, at the suggestion of the United States, has recently been gripped by "sinophobia." It is noted that in 2015, the lease agreement for the port of Darwin for a period of 99 years was signed in coordination with the Australian Ministry of Defense. No "threats to national security" were identified at that time.:
The Australian press, using terms that are usually used by certain countries of the so-called collective West, writes that "China, leasing the port of Darwin, uses trade as a weapon":
Darwin is located on important shipping lanes. There is also a large Australian military base there. In Canberra, they believe that China is "engaged in the exploration of a military base, using the opportunities under the lease agreement for the port."
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The Australian Press:
