China will send officials to the Solomon Islands next month to sign co-operation agreements amid a backlash from the United States, Australia and New Zealand over ne.
China now have the ability to build military bases within 2,000kilometres of Australian shores after signing a controversial security deal with the Solomon Islands.
China said it has signed a security agreement with the Solomon Islands, which had faced pressure from nearby Australia and the US to reject the deal.
Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi (王毅) and Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeremiah Manele “officially signed an intergovernmental framework agreement on security cooperation the other day,” Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin (汪文斌) said yesterday at a regular news briefing in Beijing.
“The two sides will conduct cooperation, including maintenance of social order, protection and safety of people’s lives and property, humanitarian assistance and natural disaster response, to help the Solomon
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