US Cable: China ‘Replica’ Guns for Solomon Islands Likely Real According to a US cable obtained by Al Jazeera, China's shipment of "replica" weapons to the Solomon Islands last year was likely genuine firearms. Social issues
China, Solomon Islands Launch 'Comprehensive Strategic Partnership' On Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced the start of a "comprehensive strategic partnership," marking another step in deepening bilateral security ties. World
Australia, Solomon Islands to Review Security Pact Concluding his two-day visit to the Solomon Islands, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles on Thursday offered to extend the presence of Australian troops and police in the country amid growing cooperation between China and the Pacific nation. Military
US Opens Solomon Islands Embassy US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Wednesday that the US has opened an embassy in Honiara, the capital of Solomon Islands, after a 30-year absence in which the US was represented there by an ambassador based in Papua New Guinea. World
US Hosts Summit to Court Pacific Island Nations On Wednesday, the two-day US-Pacific Islands Country Summit kicked off as US Pres. Biden hosted leaders from the Pacific Islands amid increasing rivalry between the US and China in the Pacific region. This meeting was announced in June as a first-of-its-kind gathering. World
Solomon Islands Suspends Foreign Navy Ships Visits The Solomon Islands Prime Minister's office has reportedly temporarily banned all naval visits until protocol procedures are refined, allegedly to improve control over its exclusive economic zones. World
