SYDNEY, Australia: Australia and New Zealand have urged China to release the details of a new policing pact with the Solomon Islands, saying Beijing's latest push for influence threatens to inflame tensions in the South Pacific.
BEIJING’S BUDDY Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare speaks during a bilateral meeting with China’s Premier Li Qiang (not in picture) at the Great Hall of the People in the capital Beijing on Monday, July 10, 2023. AFP PHOTO