Vanuatu prime minister criticizes post-earthquake documentary for peddling alleged ‘foreign media bias’

Vanuatu officials complain that an Australian report unfairly singled out Chinese construction projects

Originally published on Global Voices

Mourners amid the earthquake damage in Vanuatu's capital after the December 2024 earthquake. Screenshot from ABC's YouTube documentary. Fair use.

The prime minister of Vanuatu, Jotham Napat, expressed dismay over an Australian documentary that discussed Chinese-funded buildings which were damaged during the December 2024 earthquake. The prime minister criticized the reporters’ “bias...