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China-Australia jockeying heightens Pacific forum mess

Australia is working with the Solomon Islands to limit China's security presence after declaring Beijing has no role to play in policing the Pacific.

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

Australia has announced 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

The Independent UK

Australia Agrees Deal To Finance, Train Solomons Police

Australia said Friday it has agreed to help boost Solomon Islands' police force with a finance and training package for the Pacific nation, which has fostered close ties with China.

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Solomons' PM Contender Vows To Abolish China Security Pact

A leading contender to become the Solomon Islands' next prime minister has vowed to rip up a security pact with China, as the Pacific nation began counting votes Thursday in a pivotal general election.

International Business Times

Voters dream of better future for the Solomons

Under the strain of the nation's population tripling in the past 45 years, government services in the Solomon Islands are stretched.

AAP

Voters defy warnings to board crowded Solomons ferries

Solomon Islands voters are risking their safety to cast ballots in a national election that is proving to be a litmus test of China's Pacific expansion.

AAP

Solomons election a test of China's Pacific inroads

The upcoming election in the Solomons looks set to be a test of China's influence in the Pacific and for the island nation's pro-Beijing prime minister.

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Solomons PM joins Pacific push for NZ visa waiver access

With more than half NZ's rejected visitor visa applications coming from just nine Pacific nations, Manasseh Sogavare made his plea to visiting NZ MPs – the start of a flood of nations competing to prove their credentials in the region.

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United States, Australia will 'watch very carefully' as China-Solomons pact takes shape, says US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman

United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has reassured the Pacific region the Biden administration is watching closely as the security pact between China and the Solomon Islands takes shape, warning a military base on the islands would "create security concerns for all".

ABC News

Pacific Islands solidarity is a Biden priority, U.S. diplomat tells Solomons

U.S. President Joe Biden sees strong ties with Pacific Island countries as a priority, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said in the Solomon Islands on Sunday, underscoring the stakes of her visit as tensions have been mounting in the region.

Reuters

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

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.

ABC News

Exclusive-Sherman, Kennedy to visit Solomons, where fathers fought and U.S. now vies with China

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy plan next month to visit the Solomon Islands, where their fathers fought in World War Two and the United States is in a modern-day battle for influence with strategic rival China.

Reuters

In the Solomon Islands, Wong takes first tentative steps in repairing a strained relationship

Foreign Minister Penny Wong was no doubt expecting a cooler reception than her three previous visits to the Pacific when she touched down in Honiara last Friday. The Solomon Islands government website had not even listed the Australian minister’s visit – but it did note the first visit of a…

The Conversation

Australia supports Solomons' vaccines push

Australia has announced further health support for the Solomon Islands, as Foreign Minister Penny Wong visits the nation's capital Honiara.

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The Independent UK

Chinese ambassador says Solomons pact no threat to Australia

A Chinese ambassador says China’s engagement with South Pacific island countries poses no threat to Australia, responding to fears that Beijing will establish a military foothold in the Solomon Islands

Bangkok Post

China tensions dominate Australia-Solomons diplomats’ meeting

Australia used its first face-to-face diplomatic talks with the Solomon Islands since the Pacific nation inked a controversial security agreement with China to outline its “deep concerns” over the new pact.

The Independent UK

Australia seeks friendship with Solomons despite China pact

Australia’s defense minister says his nation wants to continue having a strong friendship and relationship with the Solomon Islands despite it signing a security pact with China

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Australian prime minister defends his country's ties to Solomons

Scott Morrison says he followed security officials' advice in managing relations with the Solomon Islands after the South Pacific neighbor's leader alleged he'd been threatened with invasion.

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Solomons didn't raise issue over AUKUS: PM

Scott Morrison has hit back at criticism from the Solomon Islands prime minister over a lack of consultation on the AUKUS security pact.

The Guardian - AU

Solomons PM could use Chinese police to stay in power, key provincial adviser fears

Celsus Irokwato Talifilu says ordinary people also worried about being caught in a conflict between China and the US

Tribune News Service

Chinese naval base in Solomons a ‘red line,’ Australian PM says

Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison said a Chinese military base in the Solomon Islands would be a “red line” for his government, as he attempts to deflect criticism he did not move quickly enough to avoid a security agreement between Honiara and Beijing.

Tribune News Service

US to ‘respond accordingly’ if China sets up base in Solomons

The U.S. will “respond accordingly” should Beijing’s security pact with the Solomon Islands lead to a permanent Chinese military presence in the Pacific nation.

Al Jazeera

Why is the Solomon Islands-China security pact causing alarm?

The Solomon Islands prime minister has been defending the just-signed pact amid concern from Canberra to Washington.

The Independent UK

US officials heading to Solomons over China pact worries

The U.S. is sending two top officials to the Solomon Islands following a visit by an Australian senator over concerns that China could establish a military presence in the South Pacific island nation

AAP

Labor questions lack of focus on Solomons

As China talks to the Solomon Islands about access for navy ships, a debate has erupted over whether Australia has put enough focus on the Pacific.

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