カテゴリー: Solomon Islands
Exclusive: In his first interview since the security deal with Beijing, Manasseh Sogavare says he would only call on China if there was a ‘gap’ that Australia could not fillGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastThe prime m…
Prime minister Anthony Albanese’s comments come after meeting with Solomons leader at Pacific Islands Forum and despite Pacific nation’s security pact with ChinaFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning em…
Manasseh Sogavare says relationship with Australia is ‘strong’ despite his recent security pact with BeijingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastAnthony Albanese h…
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…
Leaked copy of draft shows Beijing wants more involvement in policing, cybersecurity and marine mappingChina is pursuing a sweeping regional economic security deal with Pacific nations that would dramatically expand its influence and reach into those c…
Prime minister says ‘the Pacific is our home’ as Beijing plans a regional security pact with almost a dozen island nationsJacinda Ardern says New Zealand is “ready to respond” to security needs in the Pacific, after it emerged China is planning a Pacif…
Tour, which includes Fiji and Papua New Guinea, comes amidst ‘uptick of tempo’ in China’s engagement in the PacificChina’s foreign minister will visit Solomon Islands this week, one month after signing a security agreement with the Pacific country, on …
Nanaia Mahuta confirms ‘unwelcome and unnecessary’ deal came as a surprise to New Zealand and Australia, saying the Solomons must provide transparencyThe shock over China’s security deal with Solomon Islands is evidence of “a relationship failure” , Ne…
Pacific leaders have broadly lambasted the Russian assault, but some countries have resisted outright condemnation of the superpowerSome Pacific island nations have been left walking a geopolitical tightrope in their response to the war in Ukraine, as …
Journalists have been chased from parliament by police and attacked by the prime minister. Now more than ever we need a free pressAt the end of April, a reporter and a cameraman stood outside the national parliament in Honiara. They were trying to film…
Solomon Islands has greater security threats in its future that Australia could be focused onNow that the Solomons-China security agreement is signed, there’s little value in indulging in a retrospective blame game. Instead, we would benefit from a sha…
Pacific Elders Voice group says military tension ‘created by China and the US and its allies’ are secondary to rising seas and catastrophic cyclonesGrowing military tensions in the Pacific between China, the US and Australia do not address the most sig…
Marise Payne says other members of the ‘Pacific family’ share concerns but she rejects claims her government ‘dropped the ball’ in the regionGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingGuardian Australia’s full federal election coverageFollow …
Celsus Irokwato Talifilu says ordinary people also worried about being caught in a conflict between China and the USA key adviser to the premier of the most populous province in Solomon Islands has expressed concern that the China-Solomons security dea…
Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink warns security pact presents ‘potential regional security implications’One of the most senior US officials in the Pacific has refused to rule out military action against Solomon Islands if it were to allow China to establi…