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China s bid for Indo-Pacific foothold backfires in Samoa ​ Thu, May 20 2021 20:06 IST | ​ 0 Views China s bid for Indo-Pacific foothold backfires in Samoa.. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, May 20 : Chinas bid to expand its influence in the Indo-Pacific has taken a hit, with Samoa, a strategically located nation in the South Pacific, signalling that it would not go ahead with a Chinese port development project. Samoa s new prime minister, Fiame Naomi Mataafa, whose election was upheld by the country s Supreme Court has told Reuters news agency that she intended to shelve a $100 million Beijing-backed port development project. The Chinese intended to construct a wharf in Vaiusu Bay-a move that was fully backed by long-serving leader Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, who lost his parliamentary majority during the April elections.

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