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Solomon Islands says security pact will not allow China to build military base
Micronesia joins Australia, New Zealand and US in expressing concerns over alliance as the two nations move toward signing agreement
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Solomon Islands has said it won’t allow China to build a military base as it seeks to counter international fears over its new security alliance with China.
But that insistence will do little to ease concerns about the pact from the nation’s traditional partners that include New Zealand, Australia and the United States.