HONIARA, 31 OCTOBER 2019 (REUTERS) — Chinese companies will build and control power and port facilities, roads, rail and bridges on Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands, as part of an US$825 million deal to revive an abandoned gold mine, according to new contract details. The gold project agreement, described by Chinese ambassador Xue Bing as […]
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PM Sogavare tries to bypass protocol and force governor general to receive unknown Chinese official
HONIARA, 03 OCTOBER 2019 (ISLAND SUN) —Solomon Island Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare tried to bypass diplomatic protocol on Monday by ordering the Governor General to receive an unknown Chinese person as China’s Ambassador to Solomon Islands, it is reported. Speaking to Island Sun on condition of anonymity, senior officials within the Prime Minister’s Office, say […]