Solomon Islands

State-backed Chinese company wins contract to develop key port in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands' government on Tuesday announced that the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation had been chosen to lead a $170 million project to develop the international port in the capital Honiara

To counter China’s growing influence in the Pacific, US opens embassy in Solomon Islands after 30-year lull

The move comes amid concerns among Washington and its allies about Beijing’s military ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region after it struck a security pact with the Solomon Islands last year

AUKUS on Adrenalin: Australia on anti-China diplomatic offensive as foreign, defence ministers on whirlwind world tour

Australia has moved to bolster relations in the Pacific as China's influence grows, including a security pact between China and Solomon Islands struck last year

Solomon Islands suspends all visits from US Navy as Chinese influence grows

The Pacific nation has been expanding ties with China in recent years, switching diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 2019 and signing a security pact with the Asian power in April

Why China is deepening its Solomon Islands ties by funding $66 million Huawei deal

The deal marks the first financing the island’s country has received from Beijing since it signed a secretive security pact in April, following the severing of diplomatic links to Taiwan

US and Chinese diplomats court Solomon Islands after defence deal with Beijing

Solomon Island's prime minister insists the pact will not lead to China building a military base but this has done little to assuage the concerns of US and Australia

Controversial China deal would not end Solomon Islands defence cooperation with Australia

A leaked draft of the Solomon Islands-China deal prompted fears last month in Canberra that it would open the door to a greater Chinese military presence in the Pacific

China's security alliance with the Solomon Islands raises alarm throughout South Pacific

A Chinese military presence in the Solomons would put it not only on the doorstep of Australia and New Zealand but also in close proximity to Guam, with its massive US military bases

Solomon Islands violence recedes but underlying tension remains; is China to blame for unrest?

The Solomon Islands are famous as a battleground of World War II, the pivotal Battle of Guadalcanal named after the country’ largest island where the restive capital Honiara is located

7.9 earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea, tsunami warning issued in several nations

Tsunami warnings were issued for several nations on Saturday after a major 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre and the US Geological Survey said