カテゴリー: Solomon Islands
Behaving like the security deal is a catastrophe lessens our standing in a region sick of being seen as a geo-strategic chessboardA spectre is haunting the Pacific. It is focused on Solomon Islands today, but has eyes everywhere and might pounce anywhe…
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg refuses to say when Australia first knew of pact between Solomon Islands and ChinaGuardian Australia’s full federal election coverageGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe US government has warned Solomon Isl…
Former PM alleged Australian personnel twice failed to prevent the burning of Honiara’s ChinatownGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAustralia has refuted claims that Australian security forces deployed to Solomon Islands’ capital Honi…
New Zealand PM flags Beijing’s ‘growing assertiveness’ in region, while ‘Pacific stuff-up’ haunts Australia’s governing Coalition going into electionJacinda Ardern, the New Zealand prime minister, has spoken of Beijing’s “growing assertiveness” in the …
There may not be a direct link between climate policy and the agreement, but it has contributed to the dimming of Australia’s reputation in regionThe Australian government woke up Wednesday morning to a Solomon Islands-shaped headache.Tuesday night, ne…
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?Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning ema…
Labor’s Penny Wong has called a newly signed security agreement between China and Solomon Islands, ‘the worst Australian foreign policy blunder in the Pacific since the end of world war two’. Prime minister Scott Morrison defended the move, s…
General David Berger raises concerns about Chinese influence while Australia’s Pacific minister asks Solomon Islands ‘to consider not signing agreement’Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingA senior US military general has warned during …
The 10-person detail was to be armed with pistols, rifles, two machine guns and a sniper rifle to protect Chinese embassyGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingChina requested that a plainclothes 10-person security detail armed with pisto…
Angry rhetoric over China’s deal with the Pacific nation hides the mutual interest all sides have in stability in the Pacific regionOver the last month, tensions between China, Australia and Solomon Islands have escalated dramatically over the draft of…
Canberra must walk a delicate line when responding to challenges presented by Beijing and Solomons’ security agreementGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesAs China makes progress…
Micronesia joins Australia, New Zealand and US in expressing concerns over alliance as the two nations move toward signing agreementGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesSolomon I…
The Pacific receives 60% of New Zealand’s foreign aid but experts say Wellington’s engagement in the region has declined in recent yearsIn a ceremony in Fiji on Tuesday, New Zealand’s foreign affairs minister, Nanaia Mahuta, unveiled a 14-foot carving,…
Pacific nation has batted away concerns from Australia, New Zealand and the US, saying its policy is ‘friends to all and enemies to none’Download the free Guardian app; get our morning email briefingSolomon Islands has announced it is pushing ahead wit…
Prime minister Manasseh Sogavare’s proposed agreement with Beijing would affect regional security and may jeopardise relationships with existing partners The proposed security deal between Solomon Islands and China may appear to be all about security, …