The Globe and Mail looks at China’s influence in Papua New Guinea. From the article’s introduction:
As he completes nearly seven years as The Globe and Mail’s Beijing bureau chief, Geoffrey York says the most striking change is the boom in Chinese trade, aid and influence around the world, especially in places the West has neglected or rejected. For an in-depth look, he visits a $1.4-billion nickel and cobalt mine that a Chinese company has made spring from the wilderness in the Pacific – but not without serious conflicts.