The Diplomatic Disaster that Was APEC Port Moresby

There is still a lot we do not know about how and why the APEC Summit just ended in Port Moresby was such a diplomatic disaster, from which APEC may not readily recover anytime soon. China’s President Xi had been the first leader to accept the 2016 invitation to ... ... infrastructure initiative. Peter O’Neill was the first Pacific leader to sign up for OBOR . This set alarm bells ringing in Australia’s US -reliant strategic and intelligence communities. Counter-plans were developed, including: more generous Australian ...