Taiwan has continued to be a contentious issue in the Solomon Islands. With the election of Jeremiah Manele as prime minister, given that Manale is understood as favoring ties with China, this led to the withdrawal of the Solomon Islands from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China earlier this month...
There has been a wave of condemnation from western countries after the Solomon Islands signed a security agreement with the Chinese government. In particular, some take the view that the security agreement raises the likelihood of conflict in the Asia Pacific...
Protests have broken out in the Solomon Islands against President Manasseh Sogavare, who was elected in 2019. What is worth noting, however, is that one of the factors driving the protests is the fact that Sogavare’s presidential administration switched recognition from Taiwan to China shortly after being elected...
