Solomon Islands suspends US naval visits as China ties grow

MELBOURNE, 31 August 2022, (TON): American embassy in Australia said “the Solomon Islands has suspended all visits from the US Navy, heightening concerns over the growing influence of China in the region.

The Pacific nation has been expanding ties with China in recent years, switching diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 2019 and signing a security pact with the Asian power in April.

Western governments are wary that the islands could provide China with a military foothold in a strategically important part of the world.

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