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COP23: THE Road to BONN began with $224,000 donation from China and swelled into millions. But along the way the financial books had to be juggled by FIJI, with Bainimarama's wife raking over $40,000 travel bill

19/11/2017

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'BONN VOYAGE': As we shift through a cache of bank statements, running into scores of pages, and dumped on us relating to the financial cost of assuming the presidency of COP23, we notice in May 2017 the Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama's wife, MARY, had already spent $46,307 in air fares, travelling with Bainimarama, the COP23 president. We will not be publishing details about donations, expenses incurred by the huge contingent etc, etc until we have redacted some portions

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Fijileaks: Fiji had asked China several times for financial pledge. But apart from a token cheque of $224,00 (deposited in a special account on 20 December 2016), the Chinese told Fiji to raise the money through a loan with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

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Frank Bainimarama and Chinese Ambassador, Zhang Ping
China Offers Assistance to Support Fijian Presidency at COP-23

Wednesday, December 14, 2016


Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama today received a FJD224,000 cheque donation from Chinese Ambassador H.E. Zhang Ping in support of Fiji’s presidency at the 23rd Session of the Conference of Parties (COP 23) to the UN Convention on Climate Change.


The donation will be placed directly into an account established by the Fijian Government to finance Fiji’s efforts to effectively carry out the role of COP-23 President in Bonn, Germany in 2017.

Prime Minister Bainimarama welcomed China’s support, which he said would be of great assistance as Fiji begins preparatory work for the COP-23 presidency.


“Fiji has set out a bold presidential vision for COP-23 that will require significant financial and technical support from the international community to successfully enact. I would like to thank the Government of the People’s Republic of China for demonstrating a strong commitment to that vision ", he said.

In presenting the cheque donation, Ambassador Ping said that China intends to lend its support to ensure that developing countries have a voice in all climate change talks. 

“This donation is to promote the cause of climate change. China wants to do whatever it can to join all developing countries to fight against climate change,” Ambassador Ping said.

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