• 09/21/2024

Australia hopes to ‘really elevate’ ties with Papua New Guinea amid China concerns, extends rugby diplomacy

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In a soft-power move that is becoming a staple in the Australia-PNG relationship, Canberra will extend funding of PNG’s professional rugby team in the Queensland cup.

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3251443/australia-hopes-really-elevate-ties-papua-new-guinea-amid-china-concerns-extends-rugby-diplomacy?utm_source=rss_feed