Papua New Guinea leader warns Opposition not to 'play politics' with China visit

Papua New Guinea has a foreign policy of "friends to all and enemies to none", Marape said in a statement. - Reuters

SYDNEY (Reuters): Papua New Guinea's prime minister warned the Opposition not to "play politics" with the visit of China's foreign minister amid an election campaign, noting China is a major trade partner and the biggest buyer of the Pacific nation's key gas exports.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet with Prime Minister James Marape on Friday (June 3), after meeting with his counterpart, in the final days of an eight-nation tour.