But the visit comes as Taiwan struggles to halt ... and Papua New Guinea, where despite not having official ties, they do have trade offices and representatives on the ground. How has China ...

NRL team confirmed for PNG ... with China as a condition of Australian taxpayers bankrolling its elite rugby league dream with $600 million. In the latest bid by Australia to thwart Beijing ...

As Beijing has increased support to Kiribati, the Solomon Islands and Micronesia, China has pared down investments in other countries including the Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea ...

That term is widely accepted to exclude China, despite Beijing's efforts to gain a foothold in the region. If Canberra pulls out, the NRL is then obligated to drop the PNG team. Announcing the ...

In separate agreements with Nauru, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, Australia is attempting to edge out China’s influence ... to grant broad leeway to Beijing to exert influence and ...

A 2023 defence deal giving the US military access to ports and airfields across Papua New Guinea came with ... competition" with China in the Pacific Ocean, where Beijing hopes to establish ...

Papua New Guinea's prime minister says his country's bid to join the NRL doesn't hinge upon a security pact. Australian government sources have previously said the deal is linked to a security ...

Among all the smiles and handshakes at the landmark PNG deal with the NRL came chilling news of a potential “China clause”. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and PNG Prime Minister ...

a move designed to help ward off China. Papua New Guinea has long lobbied for a side in Australia's National Rugby League but safety fears and a lack of funding in the Pacific nation had thwarted ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right, with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister ... has de facto recognised Beijing as the sole legitimate government of all China, including Taiwan ...