China is considering a proposal to set up a police training center in the Solomon Islands, Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele said on Thursday, as Beijing seeks to bring their bilateral ties to “a higher level.”
Manele made the remarks during a joint press conference with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, who was on a 10-day trip to eight Pacific Island nations.
The Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) boycotted the press conference because they were only permitted to pose one question to Manele, while Wang would only respond to queries from Chinese reporters. The media of the democratic country objected to a foreign country restricting their ability to report on the event….