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Experts say the US is accelerating efforts to engage with the region, spurred by China's deepening influence there  

China’s police presence under a new security pact would boost the capabilities of the Solomon Islands, but they would not use techniques seen in Hong Kong, the Pacific island’s top diplomat to Australia said in a radio interview yesterday. Already on guard about the pact because of concerns it gives China’s military a strategic foothold in the Pacific, Western allies are also worried that Chinese police sent there might use the same “ruthless” techniques previously used to quell protests against the government in Hong Kong. The Solomon Islands is “beefing up their capability” aft...

A key adviser to the premier of the most populous province in the Solomon Islands has expressed concern that a security deal with China could enable Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to use Chinese armed police and military personnel to quash democratic dissent, and hold onto power for years to come. Celsus Irokwato Talifilu, who is an adviser to Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani, said that while it is “fair” that Australia, the US and other regional partners have focused their attention on the prospect of a military base on the islands, the major fear for many in the Solomon I...

San Francisco - A security pact signed this month with the Solomon Islands will clear a lane for the Chinese military to access the South Pacific despit

US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand object to security agreement; analysts say China wants to protect — and expand — its maritime interests