27-05-2025
Solomon Islands MP frets over China influence as ministers hold key meeting
SYDNEY -- On Wednesday, the third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers Meeting will take place in the city of Xiamen, where China will endeavor to further solidify its influence in the strategic region.
Since 2019, Beijing has made particularly significant overtures in the Solomon Islands, from dispatching Chinese police officers to constructing a new stadium for the 2023 Pacific Games. But now, Peter Kenilorea Jr., an independent MP from the Solomon Islands, worries that Beijing is also seeking to control the Honiara government.
