投稿者: Georgina Kekea in Honiara
This will be the first loan from China since the Pacific country switched allegiance from Taiwan in 2019The Solomon Islands government has secured a $66m (A$96m) loan from China to build 161 mobile communication towers, which will be built and supplied…
Exclusive: Collin Beck, who is believed to have been involved in negotiating the pact, offers most comprehensive defence yet of the controversial dealThe controversial security deal struck between Solomon Islands and China that caught the western world…
Manasseh Sogavare defends switching diplomatic ties from Taiwan to ChinaThe prime minister of Solomon Islands has defended his government’s decision to establish diplomatic relations with China, accusing “agents of Taiwan” of attempting to destabilise …
Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters demanding the prime minister step down, amid reports of lootingPolice in Solomon Islands have used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of protesters, who allegedly burned down …