President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013,immediately winning over many foreign governments with promises of unprecedented investment.
As ambassador to Israel from 1972-1975,Rawdon Dalrymple managed the intense policy and consular demands of the Yom Kippur war.
Asian Development Bank chief economist Albert Park says a lot of the doomsaying about the Chinese economy is way overdone.
The deliveries come as the Pacific Islands Forum moves closer to agreeing on the creation of a"humanitarian corridor"to the region to keep medical and food supplies flowing.
With international tourism disappearing,Scott Morrison has warned China could exert stronger influence over vulnerable states in the Pacific.
The Asian Development Bank will invest more in high-quality projects and less on"white elephants"as it aims to counter China's growing influence.
If there was a meeting with chief Hugh Marks,nobody is letting on.