China’s largesse in Tonga threatens future of Pacific nation
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A Chinese flag flies outside the Chinese Embassy in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. China is pouring billions of dollars in aid and low-interest loans into the South Pacific, and even in the far-flung kingdom of Tonga there are signs that a battle for power and influence among much larger nations is heating up and could exact a toll.
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A security guard walks amongst the ruins of the Tonga's historic Parliament House destroyed last year in Cyclone Gita in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. China is pouring billions of dollars in aid and low-interest loans into the South Pacific, and even in the far-flung kingdom of Tonga there are signs that a battle for power and influence among much larger nations is heating up and could exact a toll.
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A man walks past a development site for a Chinese Investment bank in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. China is pouring billions of dollars in aid and low-interest loans into the South Pacific, and even in the far-flung kingdom of Tonga there are signs that a battle for power and influence among much larger nations is heating up and could exact a toll.
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China's ambassador to Tonga, Wang Baodong, waits to speak to The Associated Press at the embassy in Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
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Fish hang for sale at a roadside stall outside Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
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A man prepares to drive his car in Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
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A shopkeeper waits for business in Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
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A Chinese Embassy staff member gestures to stop taking photos outside the embassy accommodation building in Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
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Tonga King Tupou VI, left, and Queen Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho, right, attend a mass at the Free Wesleyan Church in Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
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Fsherman and former politician Teisina Fuko speaks from his fishing boat in Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
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Young men play a game of rugby at sunset in Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
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Locals prepare to leave their house in Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
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Aa pig walks outside a house in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. C
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A local woman sits under a tree in Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
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