TÊN GIA NÔ HUNG HĂNG CỦA TRUNG CỘNG -THỦ TƯỚNG SOLOMON BỊ DÂN CHÚNG BỎ THĂM CHO MẤT CHỨC./-Mt68
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Announcing his departure in a post-election press conference on Monday, Sogavare lamented that his government had come “under pressure from the United States and western allies” and had been “accused of many things” Solomon Islands PM Manasseh Sogavare to stand down after poor election result
In the Pacific, Solomon Islands is by no means alone in pursuing deeper diplomatic and economic ties with China. Countries in the region have no appetite to be seen as pawns in a chess game between the major powers, and instead view economic development and fighting the climate crisis as top priorities. The United States is widely seen to have dropped the ball in the Pacific in recent years and is now scrambling to regain influence.
Sogavare’s departure will probably come as a relief in western capitals, after he struck a far-reaching security agreement with Beijing in 2022 – causing shock waves in the Australian federal election campaign and alarming officials in Washington.Why will Soloman Island's pro-China PM Sogavare won't stand for renomination?However his exit will not necessarily signal any significant change in Honiara’s international outlook. His potential successor, Jeremiah Manele, was foreign minister at the time the security deal with China was signed. Manele has vowed to continue Sogavare’s “friends to all and enemies to none” foreign policy – which in theory means avoiding picking a side in the geopolitical rivalry between the great powers, but in practice has seen a blossoming relationship with China..../-