by Ganesh Sahathevan
Even ABC reported that then PM Malcolm Turnbull got it "wrong on whether Darwin port is used by military"
The South China Morning Post has warned of the hundreds of millions in compensation that are likely to be payable if the Landbridge lease over Darwin Port is cancelled.
Overlooked in the debate is the revelation from law firm Corrs (see below) that the lease will provide the Chinese Navy "facilitated access" to Australia, the Indian Ocean, and the South Pacific. This fact does not seem to have been disclosed (at least not to the public) in the lease negotiations. In fact, every attempt seems to have been made to convince the public that the lease was purely commercial.
In light of the above it may well be that the Darwin Port lease may be cancelled without compensation on the basis that Landbridge concealed information about the port being used by the Chinese Navy.
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Darwin Port deal will provide Chinese naval vessels with facilitated access to Australia, and more : Statement by law firm Corrs shows Dave Tollner to be poorly informed, or worse
by Ganesh Sahathevan
Listen to the Skynews interview with former NT Treasurer Dave Tollner ,where Tollner sounds like your typical Australian politician who expects his audience to be as dumb and naive as he.In this case that idiocy is even more apparent, given this statement from the Corrs website:
Darwin is intended to be a crucial link in China's new 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. The recent Darwin Port deal will provide Chinese shipping and naval vessels with facilitated access to Australia, the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific, as well as to Indonesia and PNG over the coming century
Listen to the Skynews interview with former NT Treasurer Dave Tollner ,where Tollner sounds like your typical Australian politician who expects his audience to be as dumb and naive as he.In this case that idiocy is even more apparent, given this statement from the Corrs website:
Darwin is intended to be a crucial link in China's new 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. The recent Darwin Port deal will provide Chinese shipping and naval vessels with facilitated access to Australia, the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific, as well as to Indonesia and PNG over the coming century
Friday, September 29, 2017
Corrs CEO John W.H. Denton has made himself ,
and Corrs a matter of national security ;it is in the national interest that Corrs China deals be open to public scrutiny
by Ganesh Sahathevan
Current Chinese President Xi Jinping with Corrs CEO John W.H. Denton
Former Chinese President Hu Jintao with Corrs CEO John W.H. Dentonnto
Anyone,let alone a major law firm and a very senior lawyer,who says these things and buttresses it with photos of the type above, invites public scrutiny.
In fact,statements of this type,proudly published on the Corrs website, invite not only Australian public scrutiny, but attention from intelligence agencies of all affected countries:
In a recent visit to Xinjiang in China's far west, the Corrs China Business Group met with numerous officials who enthusiastically shared their role in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).This initiative (one of a number of initiatives encompassed by OBOR) is intended to promote connectivity across Pakistan with a network of highways, railways and pipelines accompanied by energy, industrial and other infrastructure development projects to address critical energy shortages needed to boost Pakistan’s economic growth. Eventually, CPEC will also facilitate trade along an overland route that connects China to the Indian Ocean, linking the Chinese city of Kashgar to the Pakistani port of Gwadar.
In a world that is increasingly interconnected and as a trading nation, Australia has a significant role to play in the policy thinking on global maritime economic issues. Australia is working with Chinese officials as they develop the country’s maritime economy strategy. As a maritime trading nation, these strategic issues of vital importance to us, including their political dimensions. Attracting capital to Northern Australia as part of OBOR will be a key focus.Darwin is intended to be a crucial link in China's new 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. The recent Darwin Port deal will provide Chinese shipping and naval vessels with facilitated access to Australia, the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific, as well as to Indonesia and PNG over the coming century.
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Current Chinese President Xi Jinping with Corrs CEO John W.H. DentonAnyone,let alone a major law firm and a very senior lawyer,who says these things and buttresses it with photos of the type above, invites public scrutiny.
In fact,statements of this type,proudly published on the Corrs website, invite not only Australian public scrutiny, but attention from intelligence agencies of all affected countries:
In a recent visit to Xinjiang in China's far west, the Corrs China Business Group met with numerous officials who enthusiastically shared their role in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).This initiative (one of a number of initiatives encompassed by OBOR) is intended to promote connectivity across Pakistan with a network of highways, railways and pipelines accompanied by energy, industrial and other infrastructure development projects to address critical energy shortages needed to boost Pakistan’s economic growth. Eventually, CPEC will also facilitate trade along an overland route that connects China to the Indian Ocean, linking the Chinese city of Kashgar to the Pakistani port of Gwadar.
In a world that is increasingly interconnected and as a trading nation, Australia has a significant role to play in the policy thinking on global maritime economic issues. Australia is working with Chinese officials as they develop the country’s maritime economy strategy. As a maritime trading nation, these strategic issues of vital importance to us, including their political dimensions. Attracting capital to Northern Australia as part of OBOR will be a key focus.Darwin is intended to be a crucial link in China's new 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. The recent Darwin Port deal will provide Chinese shipping and naval vessels with facilitated access to Australia, the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific, as well as to Indonesia and PNG over the coming century.
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