The Yegiora Files

The island of Daru has become the center of attention after a Chinese company decided to build a multi-functional fisheries industrial park on the island. There has been both negative and positive comments made about the investment project based on economic, political and security interest of various state actors. More importantly, economic and security interest outweighs the political interest if you look at the investment project from a PNG perspective.   The MOU was signed on November 12 in Port Moresby by; the Governor of Western Province, the Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources including the General Manager for Fujian Zhonghong Fishery Limited. The Minister made it clear in his recent statement that the MOU... "provides a cooperative arrangement in managing the relationship and responsibilities between the three parties towards the exploration and facilitation of a proposed integrated and multi-use fishery industrial park investment project." Photo from Twitter

China is the largest of all Asian countries. It has the largest population of any country in the world. The population factor is a driving force behind the growth and transformation of the country. The Chinese government will need to carry out massive projects and programs to ensure the population is happy and healthy. Apart from domestic projects and programs, the Chinese government will also need foreign policies that complements what is happening domestically. For example, a foreign policy of war or foreign intervention will be detrimental to the growth of the Chinese economy. As such, China has practiced a foreign policy of non-interventionism based on the five principles of peaceful coexistence : mutual respect for each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity mutual non-aggression  mutual non-interference in each other's internal affairs equality and mutual benefit peaceful coexistence China's foreign policy of non-intervention is aimed at creating a pea