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Darwin port's sale is a blueprint for China's future economic expansion

  • Written by John Garrick, Senior Lecturer, Business Law, Charles Darwin University
Darwin port's sale is a blueprint for China's future economic expansionDarwin Port, leased to Landbridge Industry Australia, a subsidiary of Shandong Landbridge, for 99 years.John Garrick, CC BY-SA

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