Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says he has told Australia his nation will not yet allow a Chinese military presence. Photo: Bryan R. Smith / AFP/FileSource: AFPSolomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said Friday he has assured Australia that his nation will not allow a Chinese military presence in its territory. Solomon Islands switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 2019 and signed its security pact with China earlier this year. Further such riots were "highly unlikely", Sogavare told AFP, saying his government had put in place measures to control any violence. And Sogavare told the United Nations in September that his country had been "vilified" for its relationship with Beijing.

Source: Daily Nation October 07, 2022 06:48 UTC