US Hints At Military Intervention Over China’s Solomon Islands Military Fears
US State Department official Daniel Kritenbrink has said the US would “very naturally respond” to concerns from any future build-up of Chinese presence in the Indo-Pacific region after Beijing signed a security agreement with the Solomon Islands.
A US delegation was sent to the Solomon Islands – where it plans to open an embassy – where they were told by PM Manasseh Sogavare no military base would in fact be built by China in his country.
One regional advisor told the Guardian there are fears Sogavare will welcome a Chinese military presence to support his power.
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