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Solomon Islands officially signs security deal with China

17:45 pm on 20 April 2022

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The Solomon Islands officially signed a controversial security agreement with China against the wishes of local political influencers and its traditional diplomatic partners Australia and New Zealand.

The pact which was first leaked online last month raised domestic and regional anxieties about Beijing's increasing influence in the South Pacific.

RNZ Pacific's Koroi Hawkins reports.