Only about a dozen countries have diplomatic relations with Taiwan, others like the Solomon island switched sides from Taiwan to China in recent years. How did Beijing make that happen? Cleo Paskal, a leading expert on China and the indo-pacific region, details how the Chinese regime is promoting division and buying off the elite in […]
Dozens of police officers from the Solomon Islands have flown to China for a training session. The South Pacific island nation said Tuesday that it would cover policing techniques. The training will bring 32 officers to China for a month, where they’ll visit various police stations. Earlier this month, Chinese police gave a separate training […]
China is the greatest challenge to the United States: The Biden administration is labeling the communist country in its National Security Strategy. Chinese companies are delisting from American stock markets, with their value taking a plunge. One Western audit company is facing a massive fine for fraud. New evidence is hinting at a Chinese cover-up […]
The Biden administration is working to rally Pacific island leaders. But this week, that effort met with a setback as the Solomon Island reportedly said it would not sign a joint declaration the U.S. will soon unveil. President Joe Biden is hosting a dozen leaders from Pacific countries on Wednesday and Thursday. The forum is […]
The Solomon Islands says it plans to lift a ban on foreign navy ships entering its ports soon, though Australia and New Zealand have already been named as exemptions. Last week, the Solomon Islands suspended port visits by foreign navy ships, after it didn’t answer a U.S. Coast Guard vessel’s request to refuel. The move raised […]
NTD spoke with John Mills, former director of cyber security at the Department of Defense, for his analysis of the latest move by the Solomon Islands. The Pacific nation prevented a U.S. Coast Guard ship from making a routine stop this week, just a few months after it signed a security agreement with China.
The Solomon Islands has informed U.S. authorities that all naval visits have been suspended until further notice following an earlier incident on Aug. 23 when a U.S. Coast Guard vessel, the Oliver Henry, was denied permission for a scheduled port call. The incident comes amid mounting concerns about Beijing’s influence in the region and Solomons […]
U.S. Coast Guard vessel, the Oliver Henry, was greeted with silence when it requested permission for a scheduled port call in the Solomon Islands, forcing the crew to Papua New Guinea instead. The incident comes amid mounting concerns about the influence of the Chinese Communist Party in the region and the ongoing weakening of democratic […]
