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A secret agreement that expands Chinese influence over Solomon Islands has now been signed. How did it come about, and what does it mean for the region?
Leaked documents revealed China requested that a 10-person civilian-dressed security dispatch be allowed to enter the Solomon Islands late last year due to the Honiara riots.
China requested that a plainclothes 10-person security detail armed with pistols, rifles, two machine guns and a sniper rifle be dispatched to Solomon Islands late last year, leaked documents reveal. The Guardian has received a copy of the documents, dated 3 December 2021, in which China requested security personnel be.