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Big-Power Shenanigans in the Solomon Islands

The maritime Belt and Road initiative attracts Australia’s attention

Mar 28, 2022
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By: Hamish McDonald

In the Pacific, as in Africa, nothing renews the interest of traditional Western patrons and aid donors like the arrival of the People’s Republic of China on the scene. Indeed, as news was breaking of a proposed Chinese military presence in the Solomon Islands last Thursday, the country’s Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, had a visit…

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