As a result, the vote could be seen as "a referendum" on incumbent leader Manasseh Sogavare's embrace of China, says ...
China deal in Pacific stokes Australian fears US reopens Solomon Islands embassy in push to counter China US ambassador's Island trip lays bare US-China tussle in the Pacific But his political ...
That is because this far-flung part of the southern Pacific plays a crucial role in the jostling between China and the US - ...
The Solomon Islands switched diplomatic allegiances from Taiwan to Beijing and struck a secret security pact with China.
In its latest move to counter China’s push into the Pacific, the United States has reopened an embassy in the Solomon Islands after a 30-year absence. Feb. 2, 2023 “I want my country and the ...
An election in Solomon Islands on Wednesday will be a crucial barometer of voters’ faith in the government of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare following the signing of a controversial security ...
In the Solomon Islands, the night before an election is known as Devil's Night. Political candidates offer bribes, handing out everything from cash to sacks of rice and Chinese-made solar panels ...
Beijing's bid to build influence across the Solomon Islands hit a major snag Friday, with the pro-China premier of the Pacific nation's most populous province losing his seat in country-wide elections ...
The Solomon Islands holds a national election on Wednesday, the first since Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare signed a security pact with China that prompted concern from the United States and ...
The archipelago, one of the world’s least-developed countries, is the unlikely focal point of a diplomatic scramble pitting a rising China against Western rivals In 2022, the Solomon Islands ...