Tongan diaspora blasts PM Hu‘akavameiliku over leaked document supporting China against Australia, NZ over involvement in Solomon Islands (www.kanivatonga.co.nz)

The Prime Minister has been heavily criticised after documents from his government criticising Australia and New Zealand against China were leaked to media. The leaked document from Tonga’s Foreign Affairs Ministry shows that kingdom’s officials sharply criticised Australia and New Zealand’s response to the security pact...

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Solomon Islands' elected a new China-friendly prime minister Thursday, choosing him over an opposition leader intent on curbing Beijing's reach in the Pacific nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/02/asia-pacific/politics/china-manele-solomon-islands-pm/

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China's growing sway in Solomon Islands will face a major test Thursday, when newly elected lawmakers gather to pick the Pacific nation's next prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/02/asia-pacific/politics/solomon-islands-pm-china/

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Solomon Islands' incumbent prime minister Manasseh Sogavare said Monday he would not stand for a new term, ending his pro-China rule of more than four years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/30/asia-pacific/politics/solomon-islands-china-manasseh-sogavare/

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The incumbent prime minister of Solomon Islands was set to fall short of an outright election majority Monday, forcing the pro-Beijing Pacific leader to woo an unwieldy mix of potential coalition partners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/22/asia-pacific/politics/solomon-islands-election-pm/

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The Solomon Islands goes to the polls and analysts say Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare faces an uphill battle for re-election, with potential implications for China’s position in the South Pacific. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/17/asia-pacific/politics/china-taiwan-ties-solomon-islands/

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Citizens of the Solomon Islands head to the polls tomorrow in an election that could have major consequences for the South Pacific region. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is seeking an unprecedented second term after switching the nation’s allegiance from Taiwan to Beijing in 2022, a move that has alarmed the U.S. and Western allies. The Associated Press has more on the election’s stakes.

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Solomon Islanders are set to head to the polls this week, voting in an election that promises to bolster or blunt China's regional ambitions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/15/asia-pacific/politics/solomon-islands-election-china-influence/

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New Zealand said on Monday it will dispatch defense personnel, helicopters and a naval ship to the Solomon Islands to assist in a national election due next month, where relations with China will be a key issue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/25/asia-pacific/politics/new-zealand-solomon-islands-election/

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Japan makes a diplomatic thrust in the South Pacific in bid to counter China's growing influence in the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/02/21/samoa-fiji/

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are running low on , in the far east of the , despite fresh supplies arriving on Thursday.

The islands crops were destroyed during severe . about a month ago.

has been battered by three in the past 8 months, all at or surpassing category four strength.

arrived at the end of October before the official season started.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/502842/people-are-struggling-tikopia-continues-to-suffer-post-lola

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The leader of Solomon Islands, who has developed close ties with China, has joined Beijing in denouncing Japan's release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/23/japan/politics/solomon-islands-japan-fukushima-wastewater/?utm_content=bufferd92e3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Just going to point out that nuclear plants normally release heavy water and it’s harmless in these quantities. In short, the complaint is worthless.

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Pacific island countries will meet with U.S. President Joe Biden next week for a second summit with the United States, with discussions expected to cover climate change, economic growth and pandemic recovery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/19/world/politics/pacific-island-countries-summit-biden/?utm_content=buffer44a87&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Finance ministers from Pacific Island nations met in Fiji this week for an Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers Meeting. After three days of deliberations, the ministers welcomed the Port Vila Call for a Just Transition to a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific. It will be taken to the Pacific Leaders forum later this year.

https://fossilfueltreaty.org/port-vila-call

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