China requested heavily armed security team be sent to Solomon Islands, leaked documents reveal
The 10-person detail was to be armed with pistols, rifles, two machine guns and a sniper rifle to protect Chinese embassy
China requested that a plainclothes 10-person security detail armed with pistols, rifles, two machine guns and a sniper rifle be dispatched to Solomon Islands late last year, leaked documents reveal.
The Guardian has received a copy of the documents, dated 3 December 2021, in which China requested security personnel be allowed to enter the country to secure the Chinese embassy in Honiara, in the wake of the riots there in November.
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