Scott Morrison issues a warning to China over establishment of military base in the Solomon Islands
2 years, 11 months ago

Scott Morrison issues a warning to China over establishment of military base in the Solomon Islands

Daily Mail  

Scott Morrison says an 'arc of autocracy from Beijing to Moscow' is 'challenging the rules-based world order' our ancestors fought to secure as he rallies Australians ahead of ANZAC day. The insight comes as Mr Morrison warns China establishing a military base on Australia's 'doorstep' would be a 'red line' after Beijing signed a new security agreement with the Solomon Islands. Although he refused to pinpoint exactly when they last spoke, Mr Morrison said Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare insisted he has no plans to allow China to build a military presence on his shores. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said the Solomon Islands government led by prime minister Manasseh Sogavare had guaranteed it would not allow the Chinese to build naval bases. The US has warned Prime Minister Sogavare the establishment of Chinese military bases in the Solomon Islands would destabilise the region He explained the dream to liberalise the authoritarian regime was jettisoned by the Turnbull government, and Mr Morrison and Ms Payne should be held to account for the 'catastrophic failure'.

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Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands
3 months, 1 week ago

Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands

The Independent  

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Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands
3 months, 1 week ago

Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia announced on Friday it will pay for more police in Solomon Islands and create a police training center in the South Pacific island nation’s capital Honiara, where Chinese law enforcement instructors are already based under a bilateral security pact with Beijing. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia would spend 190 million Australian dollars over four years …

Australia ramps up policing and security assistance to Solomon Islands
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia ramps up policing and security assistance to Solomon Islands

ABC  

Australia has agreed to ramp up policing and security assistance to Solomon Islands as the federal government prepares to unveil a slew of Pacific initiatives designed bolster its strategic position in the face of fierce competition from China. Earlier this year, the Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele declared that he wanted Australia's help to double the size of the Royal Solomon …

Solomon Islands’ New Government: A Chance to Reset Australia’s Pacific Diplomacy
8 months, 1 week ago

Solomon Islands’ New Government: A Chance to Reset Australia’s Pacific Diplomacy

The Diplomat  

The meeting between Solomon Islands’ new Prime Minister Jeremiah Manale and Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles in Honiara on May 21 suggested that the change in leadership in the island nation may have given the two governments an opportunity to reset their relationship. On this front, Marles' trip to Solomon Islands seemed to show that Canberra’s ties with the …

Solomon Islands and China are strengthening ties in a worrying move for US and its Pacific allies
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Solomon Islands and China are strengthening ties in a worrying move for US and its Pacific allies

The Independent  

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Nation vows to boost ties with Solomon Islands
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Nation vows to boost ties with Solomon Islands

China Daily  

Premier Li Qiang holds talks with the Solomon Islands' Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 11, 2024. Premier Li Qiang pledged on Thursday to enhance ties between China and the Solomon Islands, and expressed Beijing's commitment to working with Pacific island …

Tonga's prime minister says he's open to Chinese help with security support at an upcoming summit
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tonga's prime minister says he's open to Chinese help with security support at an upcoming summit

The Independent  

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Pacific Island police ministers, delegates enter high-level security talks with China in Beijing
1 year, 3 months ago

Pacific Island police ministers, delegates enter high-level security talks with China in Beijing

ABC  

Three Pacific ministers have attended a high-level meeting on police cooperation between China and Pacific Island nations as Beijing continues its push to cement deeper security ties with the region. Key points: Three senior police ministers from Solomon Islands, Samoa and Tonga attended alongside more junior representatives There is no evidence at this stage that Beijing struck any concrete agreements …

Fiji's leader says he hopes to work with China in upgrading his country's shipyards and ports
1 year, 4 months ago

Fiji's leader says he hopes to work with China in upgrading his country's shipyards and ports

The Independent  

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China sending more police, donating equipment including drones to Solomon Islands for Pacific Games
1 year, 4 months ago

China sending more police, donating equipment including drones to Solomon Islands for Pacific Games

ABC  

Concern is mounting in Canberra after Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced that China is sending additional police to the country to help provide security for the Pacific Games. Key points: The prospect of a larger Chinese police presence in Solomon Islands will worry Australian officials Australia has sent a sizeable contingent of police and ADF personnel to Honiara, …

Can China Deliver What Solomon Islands Wants?
1 year, 6 months ago

Can China Deliver What Solomon Islands Wants?

The Diplomat  

Solomon Islands has denied its new security pact with China poses a threat to the Pacific, and has criticized Australia for withdrawing funding for vital services. In July, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare inked a raft of deals during a trip to China, upgrading the two nations’ relationship to a “comprehensive strategic partnership.” The deal comes four years after …

Solomon Islands opposition MP calls for investigation after US cable says 'replica' Chinese guns were likely real
1 year, 6 months ago

Solomon Islands opposition MP calls for investigation after US cable says 'replica' Chinese guns were likely real

ABC  

The Solomon Islands opposition is calling for an independent investigation into a contentious shipment of "replica weapons" brought into the Pacific Island country by China after publicly released US diplomatic cables claimed the guns were likely real. Key points: A shipment of firearms caused controversy in Solomon Islands, but authorities claimed they were replicas for training purposes But cables show …

Sogavare’s Pivot to China
1 year, 7 months ago

Sogavare’s Pivot to China

The Diplomat  

In mid-July, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare returned from a week-long visit to China with nine new agreements ranging from agriculture, fisheries, and maritime surveillance cooperation to a new agreement on policing – the details of which have yet to be released. He also returned with invective toward Australia and New Zealand, accusing them of not fulfilling their development …

Powerplay in the Pacific intensifies as US and allies urgently try to freeze out China
1 year, 8 months ago

Powerplay in the Pacific intensifies as US and allies urgently try to freeze out China

ABC  

In 2012, Hilary Clinton smiled at Pacific leaders gathered in Rarotonga's cavernous National Auditorium and delivered a rehearsed and soothing line. In May this year, China's Ambassador to Solomon Islands told the Global Times that Pacific island nations had struggled with "development stagnation" because they had adopted "Westernised" political models in the wake of colonisation. As Australian academic Graeme Smith …

Solomon Islands leader hits back at criticism of deepening security ties with China
1 year, 8 months ago

Solomon Islands leader hits back at criticism of deepening security ties with China

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The leader of Solomon Islands on Monday hit back at criticism of his nation’s deepening security ties with China, saying the United States and Australia had nothing to fear. He said the plan “enhances cooperation on law enforcement and security matters with a commitment by China to provide support as needed” to strengthen the capacity of …

China signs pact with Solomon Islands to boost cooperation on ‘law enforcement and security matters’
1 year, 8 months ago

China signs pact with Solomon Islands to boost cooperation on ‘law enforcement and security matters’

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Solomon Islands has signed an agreement to boost cooperation with China on “law enforcement and security matters,” in a move likely to raise concerns among the South Pacific island’s traditional partners including Australia, New Zealand and the United States. The Chinese side will continue to provide support and help to Solomon Islands as needed in strengthening Solomon …

Australia ‘concerned’ by China-Solomon Islands policing deal
1 year, 8 months ago

Australia ‘concerned’ by China-Solomon Islands policing deal

Al Jazeera  

Australia urges the nations to publish details of the police deal which it says will ‘invite further regional contest’. Australia on Tuesday asked the Solomon Islands and China to “provide transparency of their intentions to Australia and the region” by immediately publishing details of a policing deal signed in Beijing. The police cooperation pact was among nine deals signed after …

Australia calls on China, Solomon Islands to 'immediately' publish new policing deal, as Sogavare praises 'visionary' Xi
1 year, 8 months ago

Australia calls on China, Solomon Islands to 'immediately' publish new policing deal, as Sogavare praises 'visionary' Xi

ABC  

The Australian government has called on Solomon Islands and China to "immediately" publish a new policing plan between the two countries, saying it is concerned the deal will invite "regional contest" in the Pacific. Key points: Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is touring Beijing this week China has already established a police presence in Solomon Islands The countries yesterday …

China, Solomon Islands elevate ‘strategic’ ties
1 year, 8 months ago

China, Solomon Islands elevate ‘strategic’ ties

Al Jazeera  

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced the launch of a comprehensive strategic partnership on Monday afternoon, a year after striking a security deal that set off a scramble from the United States and its allies to counter Beijing’s growing influence in the Pacific Islands region. “We are here to further boost relations,” Sogavare told …

China and Solomon Islands sign diplomatic agreements, including police cooperation deal
1 year, 8 months ago

China and Solomon Islands sign diplomatic agreements, including police cooperation deal

ABC  

China and Solomon Islands have signed a new deal on police cooperation, deepening their bilateral partnership four years after the Pacific island nation cut ties with Taiwan and formally established relations with Beijing. Key points: A deal relating to sports ahead of this year's Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands capital Honiara was also signed The police cooperation deal is …

Visit by Solomon Islands leader to Beijing underscores rising China-US rivalry in South Pacific
1 year, 8 months ago

Visit by Solomon Islands leader to Beijing underscores rising China-US rivalry in South Pacific

The Independent  

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Fiji reconsiders security ties with China amid Pacific tensions
1 year, 9 months ago

Fiji reconsiders security ties with China amid Pacific tensions

The Independent  

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Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa warns China not the only outside power looking to increase their presence in Pacific
2 years ago

Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa warns China not the only outside power looking to increase their presence in Pacific

ABC  

Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has warned that China and other outside powers could cite the need to protect their infrastructure projects in the Pacific as a front for establishing a security presence in the region. Key points: Fiame Naomi Mata'afa says China is not the only major power that may want increased military access to the Pacific She …

Solomon Islands receives visits from United States, China and Japan as 'friends to all, enemy to none' policy proves popular
2 years ago

Solomon Islands receives visits from United States, China and Japan as 'friends to all, enemy to none' policy proves popular

ABC  

You could call it a Switzerland-like foreign relations policy — just in the Pacific. "Friends to all, enemy to none" is how Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare describes it. And on Tuesday he hosted the United States Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell — the man the Biden administration has backed to lead his country's new-found "step-up" in the region. "The …

Solomon Islands PM says foreign military sites ‘never’ allowed
2 years, 5 months ago

Solomon Islands PM says foreign military sites ‘never’ allowed

Al Jazeera  

Manasseh Sogavare said he would not do anything that undermines national security or jeopardises regional stability. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said that foreign military installations will never be established in his country, an apparent reference to a security pact he signed with China earlier this year. “Solomon Islands will not do anything that will undermine its own …

Solomon Islands leader rules out China base in his country
2 years, 5 months ago

Solomon Islands leader rules out China base in his country

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — The Solomon Islands prime minister assured Australia on Thursday that he would not “endanger his country” by allowing China to establish a naval base in the South Pacific. Solomons Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made his first visit to the Australian capital Canberra since his counterpart Anthony Albanese’s center-left Labor Party came to power at elections in May. …

Solomon Islands leader rules out China base in his country
2 years, 5 months ago

Solomon Islands leader rules out China base in his country

The Independent  

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Solomon Islands leader Sogavare to visit Australia
2 years, 5 months ago

Solomon Islands leader Sogavare to visit Australia

Al Jazeera  

Countries are looking to mend relationship strained since a Solomon Islands-China agreement was confirmed in April. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is set to visit Australia some six months after signing a security agreement with China that raised concern in Canberra, which has a longstanding security pact of its own with the Pacific island nation. Australian Prime Minister Anthony …

Solomon Islands agreed to accord after China references axed
2 years, 5 months ago

Solomon Islands agreed to accord after China references axed

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Solomon Islands agreed to sign an accord between the United States and more than a dozen Pacific nations only after indirect references to China were removed, the Solomon Islands foreign minister said Tuesday. Ahead of the summit, diplomats had said Solomon Islands was signaling it was unlikely to sign the joint declaration, which would have represented …

Solomon Islands refusing to sign 11-point declaration at historic Pacific-US meeting
2 years, 6 months ago

Solomon Islands refusing to sign 11-point declaration at historic Pacific-US meeting

ABC  

Solomon Islands has signalled it won't sign on to an 11-point declaration between the United States and Pacific Island nations this week, dealing a blow to the White House ahead of a high-profile presidential summit with Pacific leaders in Washington. Key points: The declaration is expected to be signed when US President Joe Biden and Pacific leaders meet this week …

Solomon Islands rejects ‘inappropriate’ Australian election offer
2 years, 6 months ago

Solomon Islands rejects ‘inappropriate’ Australian election offer

Al Jazeera  

Government accused Australia of interfering in domestic affairs by offering to fund the islands’ 2023 elections. The Solomon Islands has rejected an offer by Australia to finance the country’s upcoming election, saying the timing of the public release of the overture was “inappropriate” and accused Canberra of meddling in domestic affairs. The Pacific island’s government said in a statement on …

Beijing's actions not limited to South China Sea, says Taiwan foreign minister | Exclusive
2 years, 7 months ago

Beijing's actions not limited to South China Sea, says Taiwan foreign minister | Exclusive

India Today  

In an exclusive interview with India Today, Taiwan’s foreign minister Joseph Wu took aim at Beijing and said the democracies of the world must unite to counter China’s hegemonic activities. Wu’s defiant stance comes at a time when tensions between Taiwan and China are at an all-time high after Beijing took umbrage against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to …

Why China is deepening its Solomon Islands ties by funding $66 million Huawei deal
2 years, 7 months ago

Why China is deepening its Solomon Islands ties by funding $66 million Huawei deal

Firstpost  

The deal marks the first financing the island’s country has received from Beijing since it signed a secretive security pact in April, following the severing of diplomatic links to Taiwan Sydney: The Solomon Islands said Thursday that it had secured a $66 million loan from China to fund tech giant Huawei building 161 telecommunications towers across the Pacific nation. The …

How the Solomon Islands illustrates China’s growing influence in the Pacific
2 years, 7 months ago

How the Solomon Islands illustrates China’s growing influence in the Pacific

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A base?” said opposition lawmaker Peter Kenilorea Jr. “Sooner …

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare's government wants to delay election due to Pacific Games
2 years, 7 months ago

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare's government wants to delay election due to Pacific Games

ABC  

A leading Solomon Islands opposition MP has called on Australia to offer funding to try and ensure the country can hold elections next year. Key points: Solomon Islands MP Peter Kenilorea Jr told the ABC Australia should offer to fund elections in 2023 He says this would help by "quelling the argument being made there is no money for elections" …

Solomon Islands orders national broadcaster SIBC not to report content critical of government
2 years, 7 months ago

Solomon Islands orders national broadcaster SIBC not to report content critical of government

ABC  

The Solomon Islands government has ordered the country's national broadcaster to self-censor its news and other paid programs and only allow content that portrays the nation's government in a positive light. Key points: The Solomon Islands government is seizing financial and editorial control of the Pacific nation's public broadcaster The government says its censorship will protect the public from "misinformation …

Chinese company eyes Solomon Islands deep-water port
2 years, 7 months ago

Chinese company eyes Solomon Islands deep-water port

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — A Chinese state-owned company is negotiating to buy a forestry planation with a deep-water port and World War II airstrip in Solomon Islands amid persistent concerns that China wants to establish a naval foothold in the South Pacific country. The board of Kolombangara Forest Products Ltd., the takeover target known as KFPL which is owned by Taiwanese …

Australia urged to intervene as China tries to buy a strategic Solomon Islands port
2 years, 7 months ago

Australia urged to intervene as China tries to buy a strategic Solomon Islands port

ABC  

阅读中文版 A Chinese state-owned company is negotiating to buy a deep-water port and World War II airstrip in Solomon Islands, as new documents detail how money from Beijing has helped keep the Pacific nation's controversial leader in power. Silas Tausinga, a Solomon Islands MP whose electorate sits next to Kolombangara, believes China's ambition to house military assets in his country …

Solomons leader: Chinese base would make his people targets
2 years, 8 months ago

Solomons leader: Chinese base would make his people targets

Associated Press  

SUVA, Fiji — Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said Thursday that his country’s new security pact with Beijing would not allow China to build a military base on the South Pacific nation and make his citizens “targets for potential military strikes.” Sogavare struck an agreement with Beijing in April to provide security support. He used a meeting of Pacific …

Solomons leader: Chinese base would make his people targets
2 years, 8 months ago

Solomons leader: Chinese base would make his people targets

The Independent  

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confident there will be no Chinese military base in Solomon Islands
2 years, 8 months ago

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confident there will be no Chinese military base in Solomon Islands

ABC  

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared he is "very confident" Solomon Islands won't allow China to establish a military base in the country, after meeting with its Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. Key points: Both leaders say that there will be no foreign military base in Solomon Islands Prime Minister Sogavare says Australia is still his nation's preferred security partner However, …

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare thanks China, refuses to answer questions from Australian press
2 years, 8 months ago

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare thanks China, refuses to answer questions from Australian press

ABC  

Solomon Islands Prime Minster Manasseh Sogavare has singled out China for special thanks in a speech marking the country's national independence day. Key points: Manasseh Sogavare praises China, while also saying there are "forces of evil" in his country of more than 900 islands He says Beijing has demonstrated itself as a "worthy partner" in just three years Local media …

China's influence hard to ignore in Solomon Islands' capital Honiara, as Australia warned it could be 'left behind'
2 years, 8 months ago

China's influence hard to ignore in Solomon Islands' capital Honiara, as Australia warned it could be 'left behind'

ABC  

As the trucks and cars zoom down Honiara's only highway, avoiding the potholes where they can, Ashley Wickham stands in the shadow of a behemoth. Meet the man behind the China security pact that shook Australia Photo shows two men, shaking hands and smiling Solomon Islands Prime Minister Mannaseh Sogavare is a political journeyman with a plan — a plan …

US officials find China-Solomon Islands security deal 'very troubling', internal emails reveal
2 years, 9 months ago

US officials find China-Solomon Islands security deal 'very troubling', internal emails reveal

ABC  

United States officials described the signing of a security pact between China and Solomon Islands as "very troubling" in internal emails, a freedom of information request has revealed. Key points: In emails, US officials said the deal's signing was "troubling" and "very unfortunate" The West has voiced concerns the deal could open the door for a potential military presence in …

‘Very troubling’: Emails reveal US alarm over China-Solomons pact
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Very troubling’: Emails reveal US alarm over China-Solomons pact

Al Jazeera  

Officials at the US foreign aid agency reacted with alarm to news of a controversial security pact between China and the Solomon Islands, describing the agreement as “very troubling” and “unfortunate”, newly released internal emails show. “The press and academia in Canberra and Wellington are making those same comparisons from 2019, too, referring that again we got ‘played’ by the …

Solomon Islands seeks to reassure Australia on China security deal, Penny Wong announces 200,000 paediatric vaccines
2 years, 9 months ago

Solomon Islands seeks to reassure Australia on China security deal, Penny Wong announces 200,000 paediatric vaccines

ABC  

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has sought to reassure Australia there will not be a military base in the Pacific island nation as a result of its security pact with China. Key points: It was the first high-level visit to the Solomon Islands since the security pact was signed Penny Wong announced the delivery of about 200,000 paediatric COVID-19 …

China one step closer to building a military base on Solomon Islands, 2000km from Australia
2 years, 9 months ago

China one step closer to building a military base on Solomon Islands, 2000km from Australia

Daily Mail  

China has taken another big step towards building a military base on the Solomon Islands, a country less than 2000km from Australia's coast. The China-Solomon Islands security pact could see Chinese military ships dock on Australia's doorstep But Mr Davis said the announcement would allow for an increased military presence outside of Chinese waters under the guise of providing aid …

Penny Wong to visit New Zealand, Solomon Islands amid concern over climate change, China security pact
2 years, 9 months ago

Penny Wong to visit New Zealand, Solomon Islands amid concern over climate change, China security pact

ABC  

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will travel to New Zealand and Solomon Islands this week to discuss climate change and regional security in what will be her third visit to the Pacific since being sworn in last month. Key points: Senator Wong will meet her Wellington counterpart Nanaia Mahuta on Thursday On Friday she will visit Honiara to meet Solomon Islands …

China-Solomon Islands security deal could lead to a 'difficult' situation for Australian troops in Honiara
2 years, 9 months ago

China-Solomon Islands security deal could lead to a 'difficult' situation for Australian troops in Honiara

ABC  

A former Australian diplomat is warning the new Solomon Islands and China security pact could see both Australian and Chinese troops on the ground in the Pacific Nation at the same time. Key points: Australia deployed a peacekeeping force to Honiara after anti-Chinese riots took place in November last year Under the security agreement between Solomon Islands and China, Beijing …

China, Pacific islands unable to reach consensus on security pact
2 years, 10 months ago

China, Pacific islands unable to reach consensus on security pact

The Hindu  

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on May 30 urged the Pacific region not to be "too anxious" about his country's aims after a meeting in Fiji with his counterparts from 10 island nations was unable to agree to a sweeping trade and security communique. Wang hosted the meeting with Foreign Ministers from Pacific island nations with diplomatic ties with China …

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