A Chinese state-owned firm is investigating the purchase of a deep water port and a World War II-era airstrip and marine base in the Solomon Islands, according to new documents obtained by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The China Forestry Group Corporation, undethe r direct control of Beijing, is scoping out acquisition targets, including a forestry…
Beijing Looking to Buy Deep Water Port, WWII Airstrip in Solomon Islands
July 31, 2022
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Solomons PM Hopes for Permanent Police Arrangement With Beijing to Deal With ‘Internal Threats’
July 6, 2022
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is hoping to establish a permanent security arrangement with Beijing to deal with “internal threats.” The prime minister made the comments after a five-month training arrangement wrapped up between the China Police Liaison Team, and the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force and Correctional Services of Solomon Islands. Speaking on…
Beijing Winning the ‘Entropic War’ in the South Pacific: Expert
June 21, 2022
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As democratic leaders continue working to shore up alliances with Pacific leaders, one expert has warned leaders that Beijing is already well advanced in fomenting corruption and eroding democratic institutions in the region. Cleo Paskal, senior fellow for the Indo-Pacific at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said foreign officials need to cast off well-worn…
New Zealand and Solomon Islands Draft Maritime Security Pact
June 17, 2022
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New Zealand has begun drafting its own maritime security plans with the Solomon Islands, the defence minister revealed. It comes after Beijing’s own security pact with the nation sparked tensions of a Pacific grab, with fears that a Chinese military base could be established on New Zealand and Australia’s doorstep. During the 2022 Shangri-La Dialogue…
Australian Foreign Minister to Visit Solomons Amid Concerns of Beijing Security Deal
June 15, 2022
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Australia’s Labor Foreign Minister Penny Wong will visit the Solomon Islands in the coming days amid increasingly strained ties with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare over a contentious security deal with Beijing. This will be the third trip to the Pacific region by Wong who will also visit New Zealand, following earlier visits to Fiji, as…
Don’t Go ‘Pound for Pound’ Against Beijing in the Pacific, Win the Grassroots Battle: Former Special Ops
June 1, 2022
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Australia, the United States, and democratic allies should avoid engaging in a “bidding war” with Beijing to win the battle for influence over Pacific leaders, instead, the focus should be on grassroots efforts to build stronger connections with generations of communities, according to a former special forces officer. Heston Russell, who also spent years working…
Chinese Troops Begin Training Solomon Islands Police Under Auspices of Security Deal
May 31, 2022
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Chinese security forces have taken advantage of a recently signed-off security pact with the Solomon Islands and are conducting training courses for the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Honiara. The current course, which runs for two weeks, will see a Chinese Police Liaison Team training 16 officers from the RSIPF’s Close Personal Protection…
Beijing Vows ‘Greater Effort’ to Lock In Sweeping Regional Deal
May 30, 2022
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Beijing will continue to push Pacific nations to sign onto a sweeping regional security, and economy deal after a May 30 conference saw the Chinese regime’s original proposal fall flat. According to the Chinese state-owned Xinhua, Wang Yi, the regime’s foreign minister, said Beijing would continue to “make greater efforts to advance the comprehensive strategic…
Chinese-Linked Casinos in Pacific Islands Are Vehicles for Corruption, Expanding CCP Influence: Analysts
May 30, 2022
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A Fijian court handed down a sentence and ordered a Chinese casino developer to pay $650,000 on April 28 for causing substantial damage to the environment while undertaking unauthorized development on Malolo Island in Fiji’s west. The case also highlighted the marathon struggle of Australian surfers Navrin Fox and Woody Jack who held a stake…
Beijing Forced to Shelve Sweeping Pacific Security Deal
May 30, 2022
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A lack of consensus from Pacific nations has forced Beijing to shelve a sweeping security and economic deal with the region, following a meeting between foreign ministers on May 30. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is midway through an eight-nation tour of the region where Beijing has been attempting to tighten alliances with the island…
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