He said investment from other countries who support the South China Sea remaining free and open would be "about business, not so much about politics".
It is the first time a public official has said Chinese investment was not welcome, and the first call for Australia to invest. Chinese investment is not welcome: Natuna's Bupati Abdul Hamid Rizal.Ronnie Indra, the head of the Natuna Regency's Co-operation Department, said American officials had indicated the US Trade and Development Agency could be willing to invest in a new airport.
The South China Sea is a strategically vital waterway, in part, because about one third of the world's cargo transits it. It is also rich in marine, oil and gas resources.
Great opportunity to restart Australian influence if we had the money. Not an exercise to counter China's BRI but building a new relations with our neighbour for our future role in SE Asia as a leading nation co-existing & sharing influence with the rising economic power, China.
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