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The Solomon Islands on March 31 said it had inked a wide-ranging security pact with Beijing, an agreement Western allies say could pave the way for the first Chinese military foothold in the South Pacific.
A draft version of the agreement, leaked last week, detailed measures to allow Chinese security and naval deployments to the crisis-hit Pacific island nation.
China signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands, prompting 'grave concerns' in Australia and the US. Chinese police (pictured training Islands cops) will help maintain 'social order'.
The Solomon Islands said the pact with China is part of a diversification of its security relations. . Read more at straitstimes.com.
China has signed a wide-ranging security pact with the South Pacific island nation allowing Beijing to station warships 1,000 miles off the coast of Australia.