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 Exploits ‘Chip on the Shoulder’ Politics to Win Over Solomons
April 6, 2022
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China Tries to Turn the Solomon Islands Into a Vassal State
April 4, 2022
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News Analysis New documents show that China seeks to expand its influence and military deployments in the Asia-Pacific islands nearly to the point of making one country, the Solomon Islands, into a vassal state. Yet proposed policies to oppose Beijing’s latest expansionism rely on the same old failed soft diplomacy, economic incentives, and non-confrontation that create perverse…
Micronesia Appeals to Solomon Islands to Scrap China Security Pact
The leader of the Federated States of Micronesia on Wednesday appealed to the Solomon Islands government to scrap a China-Solomons security pact, citing “grave security concerns” and the risk of “increasing geopolitical tensions.” President David Panuelo wrote to Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare saying that Micronesia “cannot endorse or agree” with the “unprecedented agreement” that…
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…
Under the Ukraine Cloud, China Makes First Challenge to AUKUS
Commentary AUKUS, the new global strategic alliance, has been issued its first major challenge by Beijing while the world is preoccupied with the Russia-Ukraine conflict. A proposed strategic accord between the Solomon Islands and China has emerged as the first great test of the new Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) alliance and how quickly Australia could…
China Takes Over the Solomon Islands—and the Pacific
March 31, 2022
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Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary On March 25, the Solomon Islands announced it was “expanding” security arrangements, “diversifying the country’s security partnership including with China.” The announcement was defensive. The day before, opponents of a security pact with China leaked what was labeled a “draft” agreement. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s government did not confirm the authenticity…
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…
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