King Tupou VI of Tonga pictured with President Xi Jinping during his visit to China earlier this year. Photo: AFP King Tupou VI of Tonga pictured with President Xi Jinping during his visit to China earlier this year. Photo: AFP
King Tupou VI of Tonga pictured with President Xi Jinping during his visit to China earlier this year. Photo: AFP
Pacific nations
China /  Diplomacy

Tonga Prime Minister asks China to write off Pacific islands’ debt

Akalisi Pohiva warns that his country is not the only one in the region struggling to repay loans from Beijing

Topic |   Pacific nations
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 10:03pm, 16 Aug, 2018

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King Tupou VI of Tonga pictured with President Xi Jinping during his visit to China earlier this year. Photo: AFP King Tupou VI of Tonga pictured with President Xi Jinping during his visit to China earlier this year. Photo: AFP
King Tupou VI of Tonga pictured with President Xi Jinping during his visit to China earlier this year. Photo: AFP
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