The last pockets of resistance against Beijing’s encroaching influence in a small Pacific nation are being steadily wiped out by the compliant national government.
Former provincial leader Daniel Suidani, who was ousted from office in a contentious no-confidence vote in early February, is being forced to explain why he is not a foreign agent or risk being disqualified from holding office ever again.
Suidani has been a consistent thorn in the side of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare because of his opposition to deeper ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The issue has been problematic for Sogavare after he switched official diplomatic ties from Taiwan to Beijing in 2019….