Australia and its Pacific neighbours are calling for more transparency from the political leadership of the Solomon Islands regarding its security deal with China. “[There’s] a concern that there has been a lack of transparency in relation to this agreement and that it is something that should be discussed in a broader Pacific Island Forum context…
Pacific Community Seeks Further Transparency From Solomons Over China Deal: Australian Foreign Minister
April 16, 2022
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Beijing-Solomons Security Deal a ‘Sword in Australia’s Back’: Opposition Leader
April 15, 2022
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The opposition leader of the Solomon Islands has called the national government’s security deal with Beijing unnecessary for pacifying internal and external threats—saying any civil unrest was sorely the fault of the national government. Matthew Wale said secrecy around the deal with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was an “escalation by Prime Minister (Manasseh) Sogavare…
Beijing Could Become ‘Owner and Minder’ of Solomon Islands: US Senators Warn
April 14, 2022
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U.S. senators are warning that Beijing could become the “owner and minder” of the Solomon Islands if a controversial security pact is implemented. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman of the U.S. Foreign Relations Committee, is visiting Australia, along with five Republican senators and congressman, because it was the “epicentre of the global challenge” involving the…
Australia Calls on Solomon Islands to Dump Security Deal with Beijing
April 13, 2022
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The Australian government has “respectfully” asked Solomon Islands leaders not to sign a contentious security agreement with Beijing that could open the door for troops and naval ships to be stationed in the region. The deal, which was “initialled” on March 31 between Chinese Ambassador Li Ming, and Solomons’ Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of…
Australian Minister Makes Urgent Dash to Solomons Over Chinese Security Deal
April 12, 2022
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Australia’s pacific minister has briefly dropped election campaigning to fly to the Solomon Islands amid anxiety over an impending security deal with the Beijing regime and the recent leak of a Chinese request to import arms into the region. Minister Zed Seselja is due for talks with Solomon Islands officials on April 13 in the…
Biden Picks Up Where Obama Left Off in the Southwest Pacific
Commentary Guadalcanal, Henderson Field, the Tenaru River, Sgt. John Basilone. These are places and names that are baked into the collective consciousness of the U.S. Marine Corps and a grateful nation (at least some of us, anyway). Over a six-month campaign from Aug. 7, 1942, to Feb. 9, 1943, 1,592 American troops were killed in…
Beijing Wanted to Send Secret Security Force to Solomons During Riots Last Year: Report
April 12, 2022
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Beijing was ready to send heavy weaponry and security personnel to the Chinese Embassy in the Solomon Islands last December to enhance “safety and security” following violent riots in the capital Honiara, which saw the Chinatown district razed. The letter from the Chinese diplomatic outpost to the Solomon Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs reveals that…
Top US Diplomat Dispatched to Solomon Islands Over Chinese Security Pact: Report
April 10, 2022
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The U.S. government has reportedly dispatched top official Kurt Campbell to the Solomon Islands as concerns mount over a security agreement that will open the door for Beijing to station troops and weaponry in the region. Campbell, the U.S. National Security Council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, is set to travel to the Pacific nation in…
Leaked Documents Reveal Beijing Intends to Militarize Solomon Islands
April 7, 2022
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An official document has been leaked revealing that Beijing has every intention of establishing a military presence in the Solomon Islands, despite denials from the Chinese Foreign Ministry who called such concerns “groundless and ill-intentioned” on April 1. The leaked letter of intent from Avic International Project Engineering Company, a Beijing-based state-owned aviation company, was…
Antony Blinken and Marise Payne Discuss Ukraine, Beijing, and Indo-Pacific in Brussels
April 7, 2022
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Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken have discussed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and concerns about Beijing’s new security pact with the Solomon Islands during a meeting in Brussels. Payne and Blinken are in Brussels for a meeting of NATO Foreign Affairs Ministers to discuss their international response to Russia’s…
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