Both Australian Parties Vow to Cancel 99-Year Port Lease to Chinese Company

CCP-linked company Landbridge has a 99-year lease over the Port of Darwin in Australia’s north.

A sign is displayed on a fence surrounding the Darwin Port in the Northern Territory city of Darwin, Australia, on Aug. 28, 2023. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

The Port of Darwin in northern Australia is under the microscope once again as both major parties promise to divest the piece of infrastructure from its Chinese owners.

The contentious 99-year lease of the port to Chinese company Landbridge has been the subject of on-and-off inquiries, raising the question of whether Australia should cut out its Chinese owners. Landbridge is heavily linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).