China's Pacific Islands Push Has the U.S. Worried
- Papua New Guinea is new frontier in China’s bid for influence
- U.S., Australia bristle at Beijing’s push into the region
In the gritty, steamy streets of Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby, signs of China’s push into the Pacific island nation are inescapable.
A Chinese worker stencils a logo for China Railway Group outside the new national courthouse it’s building; China Harbor Engineering Group laborers tar roads under the searing midday sun.