Solomon Islands

US and its allies' have been left concerned over China's growing influence in the South Pacific, as the latter signed a bilateral security pact with Solomon ...

This is not the first time that the TMC has been hit by a scandal. Australia already has a security treaty with the Solomons and Australian police have been maintaining peace in the capital Honiara since rioting late last year. Australia's High Commissioner in Honiara Lachlan Strahan “has been engaging regularly with the management of KFPL and will continue to do so,” Wong's office said in a statement. U.S. and its allies' concerns over China's growing influence in the South Pacific intensified this year when China and the Solomons signed a bilateral security pact that has stoked fears of a Chinese military presence less than 2,000 kilometers off Australia's northeast coast. The board of Kolombangara Forest Products Ltd., the takeover target known as KFPL which is owned by Taiwanese and Australian shareholders, wrote to the newly elected Australian government in May warning of the “risks/strategic threats” posed to Australia by such a sale, the ABC reported. A Chinese state-owned company is negotiating to buy a forestry planation with a deep-water port and World War II airstrip in Solomon Islands amid persistent concerns that China wants to establish a naval foothold in the South Pacific country.

CANBERRA, Australia — A Chinese state-owned company is negotiating to buy a forestry planation with a deep-water port and World War II airstrip in Solomon ...

Solomons lawmaker Silas Tausinga, whose electorate is near Kolombangar, said China had a strong ambition to house military assets in the Solomons. U.S. and its allies’ concerns over China’s growing influence in the South Pacific intensified this year when China and the Solomons signed a bilateral security pact that has stoked fears of a Chinese military presence less than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) off Australia’s northeast coast. A KFPL official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to make public comment, said the board wanted the Australian government to make an offer or facilitate an offer from an Australian company.

The crew were filming construction in Munda in Solomon Islands' Western province when they were ordered to stop filming by China Civil Engineering ...

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The foreign affairs department is tracking a number of projects in the Solomon Islands, including a strategic deepwater...

"We value our position as Solomon Islands' first security and development partner of choice, and we are committed to working together to face our shared challenges." "Australia's high commissioner has been engaging regularly with the management of KFPL and will continue to do so," a spokesperson for Senator Wong said in a statement. The foreign affairs department is tracking a number of projects in the Solomon Islands, including a strategic deepwater port and airstrip of interest to China.

A Chinese state-owned company is negotiating to buy a forestry plantation with a deep-water port and World War II airstrip in Solomon Islands amid concerns ...

Solomons lawmaker Silas Tausinga, whose electorate is near Kolombangar, said China had a strong ambition to house military assets in the Solomons. U.S. and its allies’ concerns over China’s growing influence in the South Pacific intensified this year when China and the Solomons signed a bilateral security pact that has stoked fears of a Chinese military presence less than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) off Australia’s northeast coast. A KFPL official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to make public comment, said the board wanted the Australian government to make an offer or facilitate an offer from an Australian company.

A Chinese delegation visited the plantation that covers most of Kolombangar Island in 2019, asking questions about the length of the wharf and depth of the ...

U.S. and its allies’ concerns over China’s growing influence in the South Pacific intensified this year when China and the Solomons signed a bilateral security pact that has stoked fears of a Chinese military presence less than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) off Australia’s northeast coast. A KFPL official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to make public comment, said the board wanted the Australian government to make an offer or facilitate an offer from an Australian company. A Chinese state-owned company is negotiating to buy a forestry planation with a deep-water port and World War II airstrip in Solomon Islands amid persistent concerns that China wants to establish a naval foothold in the South Pacific country.

The U.S. and its allies' have grown more concerned over China's growing influence in the South Pacific. Earlier this year, China and the Solomons signed a ...

It is a blue circle with “D” on it. In 2019, the Solomon Islands changed its diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China. KFPL Chairman Matthew English declined to comment on the possible sale. We have a new comment system. The plantation is currently owned by Kolombangara Forest Products Ltd. (KFPL). It is owned by Taiwanese and Australian shareholders. But it showed little interest in the trees.