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Pro-democracy Tongans criticise China loan
Pro-democracy Tongans criticise China loanA bid by the Tongan government to secure a big loan from China has been criticised by the country's pro-democracy movement.
The loan is expected to be announced during a visit by Tongan Prime Minister Fred Sevele to the Chinese capital Beijing this week.
It has been reported that the low-interest $US50 million loan would aid in the reconstruction of central Nuku'alofa.
The loan has been criticised by Tonga's opposition democracy movement, which fears borrowing such a large amount will increase Chinese political influence in the Pacific state.
Mr Sevele has told Radio Australia he does not believe that the loan would cause a problem.
"We borrow from the Asian Development Bank, we borrow from the World Bank, private companies borrow locally and from overseas," he said.
"So I would say that good, well-intentioned people would not look at it that way.
"The thing to remember here is that we need the injection of such funds to rebuild Nuku'alofa."
Around 80 percent of Tonga's capital was destroyed in pro-democracy riots last November.
There's problems with both sides of this story, but it sure as hell ain't as big as a problem as the one we now have because downtown doesn't exist anymore!!
Some good are good at kissing a**, some people are good at just being it.
I was in town this morning looking to get a bucket for Baby Sesilia's washing.
The Tongan Chinese that were temporarily located at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall have been moved out, I think this is the end of the period in which the Ministry of Labour had allocated for them. Unfortunately, I don't see any new buildings up so I know a few of those vendors are packing their stuff and putting it in a container or something other.
Went to the Tongan Indian stores to see if they had the bucket I needed, and walked into Prema's store downtown wondering why there were armed soldiers on the sidewalk. The regular news broadcast seems to indicate that vendors downtown made a special request for security, fearing violence can erupt due to hints attributed to Pro-Democracy leaders.
I guess I must have missed the part during the Sunday service that talked about scaring and intimidating people.
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