HONIARA, 17 OCTOBER 2019 (SOLOMON STAR) — Solomon Islands Government’s decision to switch diplomatic ties from Taiwan to China was on the right side of history, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says. He was speaking to reporters on his arrival Tuesday from the week-long trip to China. “The decision to switch was collectively made by the […]
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Chinese gifts for Pacific ‘friends’
Chinese gifts for Pacific ‘friends’ BEIJING, 17 OCTOBWER 2019 (THE AUSTRALIAN) — China will roll out fresh offers of cash and red-carpet trips when Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua meets Pacific leaders in Samoa next week to spruik Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative. Mr Hu, a senior Chinese Communist Party Politburo member, will […]
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Former Solomon Islands deputy PM speaks out on sacking
HONIARA,14 OCTOBER 2019 (SOLOMON STAR) — Solomon Islands Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) has ignored its own people when switching diplomatic ties from Taiwan to China. Former Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and the Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources John Maneniaru revealed has spoken out for the first time since his removal from cabinet […]
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Taiwan spends more aid in Pacific than China: Ambassador Chow
KOROR, PALAU – A top Taiwanese diplomat based in Palau said that Taiwan had been investing more economic aid in the Pacific than China did last year. Taiwan Ambassador to Palau Wallace Chow, during an early celebration of the 108th Taiwan National Day in Palau on October 8, cited in his speech that the Lowy […]
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Chinese president meets Solomon Islands PM, pledging closer cooperation
BEIJING, 10 OCTOBER 2019 (XINHUA) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the Solomon Islands’ Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in Beijing Wednesday, pledging closer cooperation between the two countries. “Recently, China and the Solomon Islands have formally established diplomatic relations on the basis of the one-China principle, which conforms to the trend of the times […]
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Historic Beijing trip for Solomon Islands PM
HONIARA, 07 OCTOBER 2019 (SOLOMON STAR)— Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will travel to Beijing, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) capital for a first ever official visit since establishing diplomatic ties fortnight ago. A statement from the Prime Minister Press Secretariat last night said the trip comes at the invitation of the President […]