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China's foreign minister heads to Papua New Guinea amid tensions over election

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi poses for a picture prior to meeting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome, Italy October 31, 2021. Tiziana Fabi/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives on Thursday in Papua New Guinea, where tensions are high in the lead-up to a national election and an official told media Beijing's proposal for a regional security pact has caused resentment.

The timing of Wang's visit has also been criticised by former Papua New Guinea prime minister Peter O'Neill, who is campaigning for the top job, in a series of media interviews where he said no agreements should be signed with China before the election.

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