China could access Australia’s northern fisheries after it signed a deal with Papua New Guinea (PNG) to develop a commercial fishery plant as part of a Belt and Road Initiative arrangement, Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce has announced.
The proposed plant will be located on Daru Island in the south-west of PNG, about 200 kilometres north of Thursday Island at the tip of Australia. It will be built by the Fujian Zhongshong Fishery Company. The Guardian reported that the plant would be a hub for Chinese vessels entering the region and a place to process catches taken from the Torres Strait
