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 the impending deal, which has sparked concerns from the opposition, as well as Australian and New Zealand leaders. Sogavare lashed criticism of the “Framework Agreement Between the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Government of the Solomon Islands on Security Cooperation,” which will open the door for Beijing to supply police, weapons, and even base naval ships in the nation if requested by the Solomons’ government. “We find it very insulting, Mr. Speaker, to be branded as unfit to manage our sovereign affairs,” Sogavare said on March 29, saying his government …