US and Chinese diplomats yesterday fought for the affections of the Solomon Islands after the small island state shocked its US allies by signing a defense pact with Beijing.
The Pacific state’s traditional allies the US and Australia are deeply suspicious of the deal, fearing it might give China a military foothold in the South Pacific.
A White House delegation landed at the airport in the capital, Honiara, and was ferried into town in a white minibus, an Agence France-Presses correspondent at the scene said, ahead of planned meetings with the government.
On the same day, Chinese Ambassador to the Solomon Islands Li
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