Beijing’s top local diplomat has attacked the Albanese government’s election pledge to tear up a Chinese company’s controversial 99-year lease of Darwin Port, stating that terminating the lease is ethically questionable and punishes the firm.
Chinese ambassador Xiao Qian has broken his silence over the threat to port owner Landbridge’s deal, putting Beijing on a collision course with Canberra over what was a major bipartisan commitment during the election campaign.
