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China 'Elephant In The Room' At Fraught Pacific Islands Summit

Pacific Islands leaders are meeting in the Solomons this week for an influential summit clouded by differences over China's mounting influence in the region that risks scuppering regional cooperation.

International Business Times

Solomon Islands landowners seek compensation over catastrophic oil spill

Claim over the 2019 Rennell Island disaster, which saw more than 300 tonnes of fuel leak into the water, filed in the Solomons High court

The Guardian - AU

Australia boosts Solomons support as China pact stopgap

A security pact between Australia and Solomon Islands will strengthen the Pacific nation's domestic police force and reduce the need for any Chinese assistance.

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Australia to aid Solomons police, seeks to block China

Australia will work with the Solomon Islands to double police force numbers under a staged plan to ensure security and stability in the Pacific nation.

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Solomons' next parliament undecided but for one factor

Early results have started filtering in after the Solomons election but few women will be among the winners.

AAP

Islander teen flies 3000km for life-saving surgery

Weighing less than a nine-year-old, Solomons Island teen Ronny has flown to Sydney to remove a fast-growing nasal tumour impeding his eating and breathing.

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Weapons, vehicles given to Solomons police

Australia has donated more than $1 million in weapons and vehicles to Solomon Islands police, in a move criticised by the Solomon Islands opposition.

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Solomons PM 'can't be trusted on China'

Solomon Islands leader Manasseh Sogavare is trying to maintain close ties with Australia but is ultimately reliant on Beijing, a leading security experts says.

AAP

Solomon Islands leader rules out China base in his country

The Solomon Islands prime minister has assured Australia that he would not “endanger his country” by allowing China to establish a naval base in the South Pacific

The Independent UK

Solomon Islands PM says ban on foreign navy ships to be lifted "soon"

A snap ban on foreign military vessels docking in Solomon Islands is poised to be lifted, its leader told parliament Monday. The controversial issue could see the South Pacific nation become a pawn in a strategic tug-of-war between China and the United States. France, which shares a maritime border between…

Radio France Internationale

Australian minister visits Solomons to counter China

Australia’s new foreign minister has visited the Solomon Islands to assure the South Pacific island nation it does not need a security pact with China

The Independent UK

Foreign minister to visit Solomons, NZ

Penny Wong will make her first visits to New Zealand and the Solomon Islands as foreign minister as Australia continues to increase its focus on the Pacific.

AAP

Former Australian envoy says Australia's lost Pacific trust

A former Australian envoy to the Solomons Islands has accused Australia’s government of losing the trust of South Pacific island countries and of ushering in greater Chinese influence

The Independent UK

Morrison defends management of Australia's ties to Solomons

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is following security officials’ advice in managing bilateral relations with the Solomon Islands after the South Pacific neighbor’s leader alleged he’d been threatened “with invasion.”

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The Guardian - AU

New Zealand foreign minister blames ‘relationship failure’ for China-Solomons security deal

Nanaia Mahuta confirms ‘unwelcome and unnecessary’ deal came as a surprise to New Zealand and Australia, saying the Solomons must provide transparency

AAP

No contact with Solomons' leader: PM

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has criticised Prime Minister Scott Morrison for not contacting his Solomon Islands counterpart as relations deteriorate.

Newsroom.co.nz

Foreign powers already have boots on the ground in Solomon Islands

Terence Wood: Talk of a Chinese military base in the islands shows the impact of politicians stoking our fears of the world – when it's NZ and Australian soldiers actually been called in.

Reuters

Australia worried China will bring Hong Kong police techniques to Solomons

Australia's spy chief says Canberra is concerned Chinese police deployed to the Solomon Islands under a new security pact could use "ruthless" techniques previously used to quell anti-government protests in Hong Kong.

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The Conversation

Word from The Hill: Ray Hadley's shouty assault on Albanese; the intractable Solomons issue; and the wider play of Deves

As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team.

The Guardian - AU

Temper tantrums and invasion threats over Solomon Islands deal with China will push Pacific allies away

Behaving like the security deal is a catastrophe lessens our standing in a region sick of being seen as a geo-strategic chessboard

The Independent UK

Japan to send envoy to Solomons amid worry over China pact

Japan is sending a vice foreign minister to the Solomon Islands amid worry over a security agreement it struck with China that could increase Beijing’s military influence

The Guardian - AU

The deal that shocked the world: inside the China-Solomons security pact

A secret agreement that expands Chinese influence over Solomon Islands has now been signed. How did it come about, and what does it mean for the region?

The Guardian - AU

Australia anxious to show it didn’t ‘drop the ball’ on Pacific after China and Solomon Islands deal

Canberra must walk a delicate line when responding to challenges presented by Beijing and Solomons’ security agreement

Newsroom.co.nz

Solomon Islands-China security talks add to strategic concerns in Pacific

The leak of a draft agreement has sparked fears about the militarisation of the Pacific.

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