Solomons Eyes Security Deal with China !

[Daniel808]

Solomons Eyes Security Deal with China​

By Kirsty Needham
Updated March 24 2022 - 2:26pm, first published 2:23pm

The Solomon Islands' cabinet will consider a proposal for a broad security agreement with China.

The Solomon Islands has signed a policing deal with China and will send a proposal for a broader security agreement covering the military to its cabinet for consideration, an official of the Pacific island nation's government says.

The arrangements are likely to concern the United States, which said in February it would open an embassy in the Solomon Islands after senior US administration officials expressed concern China wanted to create military relationships in the Pacific islands.

The Solomon Islands switched diplomatic ties from Taiwan to Beijing in 2019, which partly fuelled discontent that led to riots in the capital, Honiara, in November.

Australia has historically provided security support to the Solomon Islands and led a policing mission to restore order in the wake of riots, at the request of prime minister Manasseh Sogavare.
Karen Galokale, permanent secretary for the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services in the Solomon Islands, told Reuters a cooperation agreement signed between the Solomon Islands and China covered policing. She confirmed a wider agreement was being discussed.

"Any other arrangement on broad security would be just the same as the Australian agreement," she told Reuters in a telephone interview, giving the first public confirmation of the broader security talks.
"It will have to go to Cabinet," she said.

Australia has a bilateral security agreement with the Solomon Islands covering the deployment of police and armed forces, signed in 2018.

Anthony Veke, minister for police in the Solomon Islands, said in a statement on Thursday that he had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Wang Xiaohong, executive vice minister of China's Ministry of Public Security, on policing cooperation in a virtual meeting on March 18.

"The signing of this MOU simply shows to the global community that we are here building meaningful cooperation, one that is based on teamwork and seriousness to develop Solomon Islands," Veke said.

A draft copy of a security MOU circulated on social media states it would cover Chinese police, armed police and the military assisting the Solomon Islands on social order, disaster response and protecting the safety of Chinese personnel and major projects in the Solomon Islands.

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7672697/solomons-eyes-security-deal-with-china/?cs=14264

 

[Daniel808]

Deploying Armed Police and Military Forces


China's Armed Police itself is very Modern & Powerful. Even Stronger than some middle size country armed forces

 

[SuvarnaTeja]

Solomons Eyes Security Deal with China​

By Kirsty Needham
Updated March 24 2022 - 2:26pm, first published 2:23pm

The Solomon Islands' cabinet will consider a proposal for a broad security agreement with China.

The Solomon Islands has signed a policing deal with China and will send a proposal for a broader security agreement covering the military to its cabinet for consideration, an official of the Pacific island nation's government says.

The arrangements are likely to concern the United States, which said in February it would open an embassy in the Solomon Islands after senior US administration officials expressed concern China wanted to create military relationships in the Pacific islands.

The Solomon Islands switched diplomatic ties from Taiwan to Beijing in 2019, which partly fuelled discontent that led to riots in the capital, Honiara, in November.

Australia has historically provided security support to the Solomon Islands and led a policing mission to restore order in the wake of riots, at the request of prime minister Manasseh Sogavare.
Karen Galokale, permanent secretary for the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services in the Solomon Islands, told Reuters a cooperation agreement signed between the Solomon Islands and China covered policing. She confirmed a wider agreement was being discussed.

"Any other arrangement on broad security would be just the same as the Australian agreement," she told Reuters in a telephone interview, giving the first public confirmation of the broader security talks.
"It will have to go to Cabinet," she said.

Australia has a bilateral security agreement with the Solomon Islands covering the deployment of police and armed forces, signed in 2018.

Anthony Veke, minister for police in the Solomon Islands, said in a statement on Thursday that he had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Wang Xiaohong, executive vice minister of China's Ministry of Public Security, on policing cooperation in a virtual meeting on March 18.

"The signing of this MOU simply shows to the global community that we are here building meaningful cooperation, one that is based on teamwork and seriousness to develop Solomon Islands," Veke said.

A draft copy of a security MOU circulated on social media states it would cover Chinese police, armed police and the military assisting the Solomon Islands on social order, disaster response and protecting the safety of Chinese personnel and major projects in the Solomon Islands.

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7672697/solomons-eyes-security-deal-with-china/?cs=14264

Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Brunei should also do similar deals.

 

[Beast]

Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Brunei should also do similar deals.

Indeed. To prevent so called orange revolution started by some evil organisation.

 

[mazeto]

Just look at the timing... They appear to have made public ( leak) the document when the West is loudly accusing Russia of armtwisting it's neighbors.
Now their mouths will be involuntarily shut.. till it's too late

 

[tower9]

So what will China do when Aus/US inevitably regime changes the Solomon Islands?

 

[SuvarnaTeja]

Indeed. To prevent so called orange revolution started by some evil organisation.

Foreign NGOs in Sri Lanka have already been activated.

Hope China steps in sooner than later.

 

[Daniel808]

So what will China do when Aus/US inevitably regime changes the Solomon Islands?

Kinda like when Russian saving Kazakhstan from colour revolution back in January under the flag of CSTO.

Now Kazakhstan is Safe again and their economy growing much faster.

If not, Kazakhstan today would become another Libya or Syria

 

[Daniel808]

WTF aussie !

https://twitter.com/x/status/1507500310108942338

Solomons people also have determination right to choose whichever country they want to cooperate and feel safe.

Those colonialism mentality from those western thugs in australia really sick

 

[Daniel808]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1507329016080257033

https://twitter.com/x/status/1508152123317444611

So what will China do when Aus/US inevitably regime changes the Solomon Islands?

Kinda like when Russian saving Kazakhstan from colour revolution back in January under the flag of CSTO.

Now Kazakhstan is Safe again and their economy growing much faster.

If not, Kazakhstan today would become another Libya or Syria

https://twitter.com/x/status/1506901084970921989

https://twitter.com/x/status/1506893100374904834

 

[kankan326]

So Solomon will become Australia's Ukraine.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

So Solomon will become Australia's Ukraine.

I wonder how they'll try to storm Solomon Islands in a contested amphibious landing from 2000 km away.

 

[S10]

I think China should convert some 094 into SSGN (Cruise Missile Submarine) and regularly station at least 2 near Solomon Islands. Since Australia threatened China over Taiwan, it's only fair that China gives Australia something to think about.

 

[siegecrossbow]

GDP per capita of only 2000 dollars. What’s the cause behind their poverty?

 

[Tom99]

I think China should convert some 094 into SSGN (Cruise Missile Submarine) and regularly station at least 2 near Solomon Islands. Since Australia threatened China over Taiwan, it's only fair that China gives Australia something to think about.

Totally different issues which have no similarities. Taiwan is part of China and Solomon Islands is not part of Australia.

Solomon Islands' security agreement is not against any other third party countries and only security between China and SI.