WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The leader of Solomon Islands on Monday hit back at criticism of his nation's deepening security ties with China, saying the United States and Australia had nothing to ...

Manasseh Sogavare, the Solomon Islands leader who inked a security agreement with China in April, sought to balance competing interests on Thursday by appealing for trust in his repeated assurances ...

BEIJING (AP) — Leaders of the Solomon Islands and China promised Monday to expand relations that have fueled unease in Washington and Australia about Beijing’s influence in the South Pacific. Prime ...

BEIJINGBEIJING — Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will visit China next week, highlighting the accelerating contest between Beijing and Washington for influence in the South Pacific.

MELBOURNE, AustraliaMELBOURNE, Australia — Solomon Islands pro-Beijing Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Monday withdrew from the contest to remain head of the strategically important South Pacific ...

MELBOURNE — Solomon Islands’ pro-Beijing Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Monday withdrew from the contest to remain head of the strategically important South Pacific island nation’s government ...

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said he would not retain his position following the recent general elections. Sogavare announced he wouldn't seek nomination for prime minister during ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Manasseh Sogavare, the Solomon Islands prime minister who drew his nation close to China, sharpening the United States' focus on the strategic importance of the Pacific Islands, has ...

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