The Latest Breaking News from Solomon Islands

The US has been racing to reopen embassies and deepen links with Pacific countries in wake of Solomon Islands security pact with China

Daniel Suidani, premier of Malaita province, has been one of the most vocal critics of the Pacific country’s relationship with China

The U.S. government said it’s disappointed by the Solomon Islands’ decision to ignore a “routine” request by a coast guard vessel to dock, as relations continue to deteriorate between Washington and the Pacific nation.

A United States Coast Guard vessel was unable to enter Solomon Islands for a routine port call because the Solomon Islands government did not respond to a request for it to refuel and provision, a U.S. official said.

The purchase would give China control of an island in the Solomons with a port that could be used immediately for large vessels, an airstrip, and large areas of land, the Australian government has been warned.

When Solomon Islands' government switched to China, a crack in the country's foundations was wedged open.

Not usually at the forefront of geopolitical argy-bargy, the Pacific has recently emerged as a strategic element of securing democracy. A rift threatened to tear apart normally unshakeable regional unity in 2021, with five Micronesian countries threatening to leave the most powerful transnational group, the Pacific Islands Forum. Ahead of…

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