Solomon Islands is staging a national election tomorrow, the first since it switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China in 2019, and signed a military pact with Beijing in 2022. The election ...
In this Oct. 9, 2019, file photo, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, and then-Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele (now prime minister) attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of ...
China has made it clear who it wants to win Solomon Islands’ upcoming election, and there is little surprise it is the pro-Beijing candidate Manasseh Sogavare. The increase in Chinese investment in ...