i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. we re taking a closer look at development in the south pacific today. specifically the solomon islands. it is planning a security deal with china. and the idea of chinese warships based less than 2000 kilometers off the australian coast off it s northeast, has set alarm bells ringing. in fact, even the united states is worried. the white house has plans to send its top asia official, kurt campbell to the small nation later this month. the ongoing battle for influenced between china and the west shifting to the south pacific. beijing is helping its presence. a draft agreement would allow chinese police and soldiers to patrol to solomon islands. the 5 eyes intelligence alliance, britain, canada, australia, new zealand. fierce china is eyeing a naval base there. the solomons have long been seen as australia s backyard. the archipelago was a long way from china, but it s just a 3 hour flight from brisbin. australian anew zealand. leaders are
a spiral of violence without end. a film about family, faith, masculinity with a father s and sons starts april 16th on dw. you re watching d, w. news asia coming up today, growing tensions in the south pacific as china looks to move into australia s back yard. we look at beijing s proposed security deal with the solomon islands and what that means for the region. plus another national security concern tech talk in taiwan. the chinese social media app is popular there, but officials say teenagers must use it with caution. ah, i melissa chan. thanks for joining us. we re taking a closer look at developments in the south pacific today. specifically the solomon islands. it is planning a secure deal with china, and the idea of chinese war ships based less than 2000 kilometers off the australian coast. off it s north east, has set alarm bells ringing. in fact, even the united states is worried. the white house has plans to send its top asia official campbell to the small nation la
i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. we re taking a closer look at development in the south pacific today. specifically the solomon islands. it is planning a security deal with china. and the idea of chinese warships based less than 2000 kilometers off the australian coast off it s northeast, has set alarm bells ringing. in fact, even the united states is worried. the white house has plans to send its top asia official, kurt campbell to the small nation later this month. the ongoing battle for influence between china and the west shifting to the south pacific beijing is helping its presence. a draft agreement would allow chinese police and soldiers to patrol the solomon islands. the 5 eyes intelligence alliance, britain, canada, australia, new zealand, fierce china is eyeing a naval base there. the solomons have long been seen as australia s backyard. the archipelago is a long way from china, but it s just a 3 hour flight from brisbin. australian anew zealand. leaders are n
i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. we re taking a closer look at development in the south pacific today. specifically the solomon islands. it is planning a security deal with china. and the idea of chinese warships base to less than 2000 kilometers off the australian coast, off its north east, has set alarm bells ringing. in fact, even the united states is worried. the white house has plans to send its top asia official, kurt campbell to the small nation later this month. the ongoing battle for influenced between china and the west shifting to the south pacific. beijing is helping its presence. a draft agreement would allow chinese police and soldiers to patrol to solomon islands. the 5 eyes intelligence alliance, britain, canada, australia, new zealand. fierce china is eyeing a naval base there. the solomons have long been seen as australia s backyard. the archipelago was a long way from china, but it s just a 3 hour flight from brisbin. australian anew zealand. leaders
. they are peers and rivals with one during goal, 2 out smart nature. one of the most insightful discoveries in the history of mankind. more life starts may 28th on d, w. ah, a power vacuum at the top riots in the streets. 8 people dead since monday, sri lanka is in turmoil. mit the worst economic crisis in the history of the country will have live announces also coming up. consumer prices are rising in china, but not nearly as shortly as in other places around the world. we ll talk to our correspondent why, and despite a geographical distance of more than 7000 kilometers, who show you how to warn you, crane is taking its toll on the economy of taiwan empress cobra in berlin. welcome to the program. sri lanka has in crisis. dwindling foreign reserves and skyrocketing kidding. debt levels have left the country struggling to import stable products for it s 22000000 people. but the crisis moved into a darker phase this week when government supporters with sticks and clubs, tact