After Cyclone Gita damaged Tonga’s Parliament House last year, the government suggested China might like to pay to rebuild it. Photo: AP
Is Chinese money creating a debt trap in Tonga?
- South Pacific island nation owes Beijing about US$108 million, or a quarter of its gross domestic product
- Experts say country could be important to China’s navy or coveted for its fisheries, seabed minerals and natural resources
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After Cyclone Gita damaged Tonga’s Parliament House last year, the government suggested China might like to pay to rebuild it. Photo: AP