Tag: China-Solomon Islands security
As Australia signs up for nuclear subs, NZ faces hard decisions...
ANALYSIS: By Nicholas Khoo, University of Otago
Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating’s recent strident criticism of the A$368 billion nuclear-powered submarine deal announced under...
PNG negotiating security treaty with Australia (and NZ?), says minister
RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's new Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko has revealed to Australian media his country is moving to negotiate a security treaty with...
IFJ condemns Solomons threat to ban ‘disrespectful’ foreign journalists on China
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
The Solomon Islands government has threatened to ban or deport foreign journalists "disrespectful" of the country’s relationship with China, according to...
Uneasy Pacific makes wartime memories more important than ever
COMMENTARY: By Barbara Dreaver, 1News Pacific correspondent
Even from the grainy black and white footage of American soldiers wading towards shore while under fire, you...
‘Stay vigilant’, Guam governor warns over China’s Pacific intrusion
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan in Tumon, Guam
Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero has expressed support for the Federated States of Micronesia’s move to oppose China’s proposed...
Amplifying narratives about the ‘China threat’ in the Pacific may help...
ANALYSIS: By Joanne Wallis, University of Adelaide and Maima Koro, University of Adelaide
Yet more proposed Chinese “security agreements” in the Pacific Islands have been...
China’s high-level ‘milestone’ visit to the Pacific ahead of schedule
RNZ Pacific
The Solomon Islands government has confirmed the much anticipated high-level visit by the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the country is ahead...
US issues vague warning ‘to respond’ if China builds military base...
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan in Tumon, Guam
The United States would “respond” if China takes steps to establish a permanent military presence in the Solomon Islands,...
Solomons security shambles, and now it’s time for realism over hype
ANALYSIS: By Terence Wood
A spectre is haunting the Pacific. It is focused on Solomon Islands today, but has eyes everywhere and might pounce...
Former Solomons PM says country needs economic solution not security
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist
Former Solomon Islands Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says the country needs an economic solution to its instability problems,...
Dan McGarry: How to do something about Australia’s Pacific ‘stuff up’
THE VILLAGE EXPLAINER: By Dan McGarry
If the coming election goes to Australia’s Labor party, Penny Wong is very likely to become Foreign Minister. So...
Sogavare adamant deal with China won’t undermine regional security
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific regional correspondent and Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist
The Solomon Islands prime minister is adamant a security co-operation agreement his...
MP warns Solomons-China security pact could ‘inflame tensions’
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific regional correspondent
A senior Solomon Islands opposition MP has warned that the controversial security agreement with China could result in...
