China has made ‘stern representations’ to Papua New Guinea after Chinese-owned shops were looted and torched during violent riots that claimed 16 lives. The Chinese embassy in Port Moresby lodged “stern representations” with the PNG government on Thursday as its expatriate business owners counted their losses and the tensions spread to provincial centres. PNG Prime Minister James Marape has declared a state of emergency and vowed to crack down on “lawlessness” that left nine people dead in Port Moresby an
