New Zealand journalist Michael Field wrote a short note. It relates to the Angaur governor's election and the list of 230 undesirable foreigners staying in Palau published in April of this year, 202 of whom are Chinese.
In 2017, former President Remengesau published a list of 14; in five years, from 14 to 230. What does this mean?
And what Field reporters may not know is that the suspicious activity surrounding the state of Angaur has been around since 2004 at the latest. I heard rumors from various sources that Kennosuke Suzuky, who only got 68 votes in this election, was doing business with Chinese. The voters must have known about it.
一方、アンガウル島の物議を醸したKennosuke Suzuky知事は、この島に対して別のアイデアを持っていた。それは、中国の興味深い後ろ盾を得たカジノである。Pacific Newsroomはパラオ大統領Surangel S. Whippsが望ましくない外国人として宣言した244名のリストを持っています。そのほとんどがアンガウルやSuzukyに関係している。
Strange events in Palau. As reported in October, one of the republic’s islands, Angaur, is being developed by the United States military. They are spending $200 million on a radical “over the horizon radar” on the eight square kilometre island. It is aimed at China whose coast is 2500 kilometres away. As a result of World War Two Angaur has a long runway, recently repaired with US money.
Angaur’s controversial governor Kennosuke Suzuky meanwhile has had other ideas for the island: a casino with interesting Chinese backers. Pacific Newsroom has a list of 244 names, who Palau President Surangel S. Whipps declares as undesirable aliens. Most of them are linked to Angaur and Suzuky.
Palau has outlawed casino development for years, but Suzuky has made no secret of his contact with Macau gangster Wan Kuok-koi, aka “Broken Tooth” Koi, who has been developing casinos around the world. The US Treasury Department has forbidden from doing business with Wan.
Voters in Angaur plainly have not been impressed: Suzuky has been voted out this week. It probably means little as far as the radar development is concerned - but the Chinese casino is probably dead in the water.
(Photos: Part of Whipps’ list and election results)