Daniel Suidani, the former premier of the Malaita province in the Solomon Islands and a known critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), allegedly got a visa on April 4 to travel to the United States after bipartisan congressional support poured in for his cause.
The development happened almost two months after Suidani was ousted from power in a no-confidence motion, allegedly for his vocal criticism of his country’s controversial relationship with China.
News about the visa approval was confirmed by Celsus Talifilu, the political adviser of Suidani, who said it would be collected on Tuesday afternoon, Fiji time.
“We are thankful for the support given by the senators towards the VISA application of Hon. Suidani,” Talifilu told The Epoch Times in a text message. “More so a bipartisan one from both sides of the politics in the U.S. This is [an] unprecedented show of support from the U.S. lawmakers.”…