China plans to revive strategic Pacific airstrip, Kiribati lawmaker says By JONATHAN BARRETT, Reuters
Published May 5, 2021 4:46pm
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Kiribati s President Taneti Maamau shake hands during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China January 6, 2020. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo SYDNEY China has drawn up plans to upgrade an airstrip and bridge on one of Kiribati’s remote islands about 3,000 km southwest of Hawaii, lawmakers told Reuters, in a bid to revive a site that hosted military aircraft during World War Two. Kiribati opposition lawmaker Tessie Lambourne told Reuters she was concerned about the project, and wanted to know whether it was part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
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