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...
Kiribati broke ties with Taiwan in favor of establishing diplomatic relations with China last week, making it the second diplomatic ally to break ties with Taiwan in a week...
The Taiwanese government announced that it was breaking diplomatic ties with the Solomon Islands on Tuesday, after a vote by the Solomon Island’s coalition government caucus in favor of ending diplomatic relations with Taiwan and establishing relations with China...