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Solomon Islands bars China and Taiwan from top Pacific summitSolomon Islands has decided to exclude non-member nations, including China, Taiwan, and the United States, from the upcoming Pacific Island...
Pacific Islands delay security plan that could open door to ChinaThe Melanesian Spearhead Group, comprising Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and Fiji, has delayed adopting a joint security stra...
China competes for influence in the South PacificThe South Pacific, dotted with small and vulnerable island states, has become a battleground for influence between China and the traditiona...
China's foreign minister says major powers should avoid rivalry in South PacificWang Yi emphasizes South Pacific neutrality, mutual support, and opposition to power games. China prioritizes common development without ge...
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...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate key measures in China's 'backyard'The summit will bring 14 leaders of the Pacific Island nations. India is keen to share its best practices with regard to capacity building ...
China holds policing discussion with officials of Pacific island nationsChina's attempt to strike a security and trade deal with 10 Pacific island nations in May fuelled concern in Washington and Canberra about ...
US initiative checkmates China in Pacific islandsAfter the March 2022 news leak that Beijing was working on a secret deal with the Solomon Islands to open the door for a Chinese naval base...
Solomon Islands to ban American navy ships from ports: US embassy"On August 29, the United States received formal notification from the Government of Solomon Islands regarding a moratorium on all naval vi...
Deputy Secretary Sherman says US 'doubling down' on PacificUS doubling down on its investment in the Pacific, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman as she concluded a five-nation visit to the...
Why a Quad line-up is a must to counter Chinese inroads in the South PacificThree recent developments help us understand the intensifying strategic rivalries: first, Solomon Islands signed an agreement with China. T...
China eyes security pact in Pacific Island summitOn the table is a secret deal -- obtained by AFP -- that would see China train local police, become involved in cybersecurity, expand polit...
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...
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...