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Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has said a controversial security deal between the Solomon Islands and China would not spell the end of her country's defence cooperation with the Pacific nation

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Australia says China pact would not end its Solomons security treaty

A leaked draft of the Solomon Islands-China deal prompted fears last month in Canberra.

AFPApril 17, 2022

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Australia asks Solomon Islands to not sign China security pact

Australia on Wednesday asked Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to not sign a controversial security pact with China. A leaked draft of the...

AFPApril 13, 2022

Chinese police officers train members of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force

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Australia dispatches minister to Solomon Islands over China pact

Australia’s Minister for the Pacific was dispatched to the Solomon Islands on Tuesday over a controversial security pact Western allies fear will enable a...

AFPApril 12, 2022

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China, Solomon Islands agree controversial security pact

The Solomon Islands on Thursday said it had inked a wide-ranging security pact with Beijing.

AFPMarch 31, 2022

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare (L) has rebuffed fears that a leaked security pact with China would "destabilise" the region

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Solomon Islands PM says China security deal ‘ready for signing’

The Solomon Islands' prime minister said Tuesday that a contentious security agreement with Beijing was "ready for signing."

AFPMarch 29, 2022

More than 200 peacekeepers from Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand were deployed to restore calm after last year's riots in the Solomon Islands

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Australia warns against Solomons-China pact

A wide-ranging draft security pact between the Solomon Islands and China was leaked online Thursday, prompting Australia to voice concern about actions that would...

AFPMarch 24, 2022

Antony Blinken has met virtually in Fiji with around 18 Pacific island leaders to stress Washington's attention to the region

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US to reopen Solomon Islands embassy to counter Chinese influence

The United States will re-establish an embassy in the Solomon Islands, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday, in an effort to counter China’s...

AFPFebruary 12, 2022

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to announce the opening of a new embassy on the Pacific island state 29 years after the United States downgraded its diplomatic presence in Honiara

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US to reopen Solomon Islands embassy after 29 years

The United States plans to re-establish an embassy in the Solomon Islands, a senior State Department official said Saturday, as Washington seeks to beef...

AFPFebruary 11, 2022