Beijing has confirmed it will send a police advisory team to the Solomon Islands, along with emergency riot equipment for police after the Solomon Islands government requested aid from the Chinese regime. Spokesperson for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Zhao Lijian said on Dec. 23 that the personnel and the supplies would arrive in the Solomon Islands soon, adding that China firmly backs the government of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s right to defend “the country’s stability” while condemning any illegal and violent actions. Zhao also said Beijing supported the right of the Sogarvare government to safeguard the relations between “China and the Solomon Islands and the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens.” The announcement that Sogarvare requested aid from Beijing comes after he survived a vote of no confidence on Dec. 6, after it was alleged that he had taken money from a national development fund provided by the CCP …