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China says AUKUS risks nuclear proliferation in PacificChina's foreign minister criticized the AUKUS security pact, accusing Western powers of causing division and nuclear proliferation risks in...
Solomon Islands says Chinese police to assist cyber, community securityThe US, Australia, New Zealand and Solomon Islands' opposition party have called for Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to "immediately" publ...
Australian defence minister in Solomon Islands for security talksAustralia is a major aid donor and has a decades-long security relationship with the Solomon Islands. China has recently stepped up its fun...
China's diplomatic gambit heralds new 'Battle for the Pacific'Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was even more pointed. Standing next to Wang, he upbraided those focused on "geopolitical point-sco...
China says 'no intention' to build Solomons military baseThe Chinese minister, who was in Honiara at the start of an extensive tour of Pacific island states, said the security agreement Beijing se...
Solomons confirms a security deal coming with China; Australia and NZ concernedThe security treaty, if concluded, would be a major inroad for China in a region that U.S. allies Australia and New Zealand have for decade...
Document indicates China could boost military in SolomonsUnder the terms of the draft agreement, China could send police, military personnel, and other armed forces to the Solomons "to assist in m...
Washington plans Solomon Islands embassy in push to counter ChinaSecretary of State Antony Blinken will announce plans for the embassy in the Solomon Islands, which switched its diplomatic allegiance to C...
US aims to counter China by opening Solomon Islands embassyThe State Department said Solomon Islanders cherished their history with Americans on the battlefields of World War II, but that the U.S. w...
Is China ready to spring military surprises?Last year was full of disconcerting surprises, including the discovery of massive silo fields for intercontinental ballistic missiles, and ...
China is struggling to establish military basesWith two million members, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the world's largest military. Yet, for most of its existence, the PLA h...
Solomon Islands leader wins no-confidence vote after riotsThe leader of the Solomon Islands survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Monday following riots in the capital last month.
Why rioters are burning and looting in the Solomon IslandsAngry riots that left buildings burning in the Solomon Islands capital on Thursday are the latest flare-up in two decades of tensions in th...