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Locals sit on a wall situated on the foreshore of the harbour in the Fiji capital of Suva August 24, 2014. REUTERS/Lincoln Feast/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SYDNEY, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka told parliament on Wednesday the Pacific Islands nation was likely to collaborate with China on a key port modernisation and shipyard project, after discussing it in a meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping. Fiji previously sought Australia’s involvement to build a modern ship-building facility at Lautoka, officials and a consultant to Rabuka on the project told Reuters. China is the world’s largest shipbuilder,…
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