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Solomon Islands officials say they won’t allow China to build a military base in their country as part of their new security alliance. But that hasn’t convinced the leader of another South Pacific nation, who worries the region could become a battleground for major world powers. With the Pacific News Minute, HPR’s Derrick Malama reports.
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China and the Solomon Islands are working on a security agreement — and a draft version that has leaked is raising alarms elsewhere in the Pacific. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.
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One Asia-Pacific security observer says Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. would all be "very concerned" about the draft agreement.
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The United States says it will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands to counter China's growing influence in the South Pacific nation. Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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Frontline health workers in the Solomon Islands are warning that its health system may collapse as the country deals with an overwhelming outbreak of Covid-19. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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The first community outbreak of the coronavirus in the Solomon Islands is spreading rapidly through the largely unvaccinated population.
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A Chinese company’s bid to lease Tulagi Island in the Solomons has been rejected by the country’s attorney general and the provincial leader who signed…
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China’s unremitting diplomatic push to isolate Taiwan has convinced another country to switch sides. Solomon Islands announced its decision to sever a…
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On Sunday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison makes his first overseas trip since his upset victory in Australia’s general election earlier this month. His…
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Members of parliament walked out to protest the election of a new Prime Minister in the Solomon Islands yesterday and afterwards, riots erupted in the…