Solomon Islands
Pro-China local leader ousted in Solomon Islands election
BEIJING’S bid to build influence across the Solomon Islands hit a major snag on Friday, with the pro-China premier of the Pacific nation’s most populous province losing his seat in country-wide electi...
China scales back ‘loud and brash’ Pacific funding: report
CHINA’S spending spree throughout the South Pacific is drying up as Beijing instead seeks to cement its footprint in a smaller number of “friendly states”, Australian researchers said on Tuesday.
US opens embassy in Solomon Islands
THE United States officially re-opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands on Thursday as part of Washington’s bid to boost relations in the Pacific region as a counter to China.
Why a Chinese security deal in the Pacific could ripple through the world
When the Solomon Islands’ prime minister stood before Parliament on Wednesday to announce that his government had signed a sweeping security agreement with China, he insisted that it would “not advers...
Canberra can match China's Pacific thrust
TO HEAR it bruited about in the Australian general election campaign, the pact between China and the Solomon Islands is the biggest threat to the country since the Japanese briefly held the islands in...
Amid China concerns, Biden vows to address Pacific island needs
US President Joe Biden, his administration pledging to help Pacific island leaders stave off what it calls China’s “economic coercion,” promised them on Thursday (Sep 29) to work harder with allies an...
US rolls out red carpet to Pacific Islands amid China inroads
PRESIDENT Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday rolled out the red carpet for Pacific Island leaders in the face of rising Chinese influence in the region and said it expected a united front, despit...
China tensions dominate Australia-Solomons diplomats’ meeting
AUSTRALIA used its first face-to-face diplomatic talks with the Solomon Islands since the Pacific nation inked a controversial security agreement with China to outline its “deep concerns” over the new...
Solomons government says China's island lease 'unlawful'
[SYDNEY] The Solomon Islands government says a contract signed by one of its provinces to lease the entire island of Tulagi to a Chinese company is unlawful and should be terminated.
Pence rebuffs Solomon Islands PM after nation cuts ties with Taiwan
[WASHINGTON] US Vice-President Mike Pence has canceled plans to meet with the leader of the Solomon Islands to discuss development partnerships after the Pacific island cut ties with Taiwan in favour ...
