China, Papua New Guinea Discuss Policing, Security Cooperation

People run with merchandise as crowds leave shops with looted goods amid a state of unrest in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Jan. 10, 2024. The country is discussing security assistance with China, its foreign minister says.

Papua New Guinea is in early talks with China on a potential security-and-policing deal, Foreign Minister Justin Tkachenko told Reuters, weeks after deadly riots in the South Pacific nation's capital.