Australia’s pacific minister has briefly dropped election campaigning to fly to the Solomon Islands amid anxiety over an impending security deal with the Beijing regime and the recent leak of a Chinese request to import arms into the region. Minister Zed Seselja is due for talks with Solomon Islands officials on April 13 in the…
Australian Minister Makes Urgent Dash to Solomons Over Chinese Security Deal
April 12, 2022
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Beijing Wanted to Send Secret Security Force to Solomons During Riots Last Year: Report
April 12, 2022
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Beijing was ready to send heavy weaponry and security personnel to the Chinese Embassy in the Solomon Islands last December to enhance “safety and security” following violent riots in the capital Honiara, which saw the Chinatown district razed. The letter from the Chinese diplomatic outpost to the Solomon Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs reveals that…
Top US Diplomat Dispatched to Solomon Islands Over Chinese Security Pact: Report
April 10, 2022
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The U.S. government has reportedly dispatched top official Kurt Campbell to the Solomon Islands as concerns mount over a security agreement that will open the door for Beijing to station troops and weaponry in the region. Campbell, the U.S. National Security Council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, is set to travel to the Pacific nation in…
Beijing Exploits ‘Chip on the Shoulder’ Politics to Win Over Solomons
April 6, 2022
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Commentary China’s dream of becoming a naval power has been boosted by the “initialling” of a Beijing-Solomons security deal. Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative scheme has long been entangled with a parallel plan to create a Chinese blue-water navy capable of projecting its power across the globe. Although China’s navy is still not in the…
Beijing-Solomons Leaders Sign Pact to Allow Chinese Ships, Weapons Into South Pacific
March 31, 2022
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Beijing and the Solomon Islands have signed-off on a controversial security pact that will allow the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to station armed police, troops, weaponry, and even naval ships on the Island—exacerbating existing concerns of Chinese militarisation in the region. On March 31, the Chinese Ambassador Li Ming, and Solomons’ Permanent Secretary of the…
Beijing-Solomons’ Military Deal Is ‘Ready for Signing’: Prime Minister Sogavare
March 29, 2022
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The Chinese military deal with the Solomon Islands, which will allow the stationing of Chinese police, troops, and weapons in the region, is “ready for signing,” according to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. His comments come in a fiery address to the Pacific nation’s Parliament on March 29, where the embattled prime minister attempted to justify…
Beijing-Solomons Deal: A Threat to Australian Sovereignty
March 28, 2022
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Commentary On March 24, a leaked draft agreement between the Solomon Islands and the People’s Republic of China on security cooperation sent shockwaves through the Australian political and security establishments. Article 1 of the Agreement stipulates that “China may, according to its own needs and with the consent of the Solomon Islands, make ship visits…
‘Echoes of South China Sea’: Expert Calls on Pacific Nations to Stop Chinese Military Deal
March 28, 2022
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Pacific nations should pressure the Solomon Islands’ government to step away from an impending deal with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), warning it could result in the region’s militarisation and a ratcheting of tensions, according to a defence expert. The deal, which surprised officials last week, was revealed after it began circulating online on March 24 and…
Beijing-Solomons Deal ‘Gravely Concerning’: New Zealand PM
March 28, 2022
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called a leaked draft security agreement between Beijing and the Solomon Islands “gravely concerning.” “We see such acts as the potential militarisation of the region and also see very little reason in terms of the Pacific security for such a need and such a presence,” Ardern told RNZ…
We Warned Australia of Chinese Military Deal: Solomons’ Opposition Leader
March 27, 2022
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Matthew Wale, the prominent opposition party leader in the Solomon Islands, claims to have warned Australian officials last year that Beijing and the Sogavare government were working on a military deal that would allow the People’s Liberation Army to base assets in the region. The deal, which surprised officials last week, was revealed after it…
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