(Honey La Composite Electric) Solomon Islands Congress on Thursday (May 2) selected the pro -Chinese faction former Foreign Minister Manella as the new government prime minister, which means that China's influence in this Pacific country will continueEnhancement.
The Solomon Parliament has a total of 50 seats, Jeremiah Manele has won 31 support votes, and the opposition Democratic Party leader Wil received 18 votes.
Manella officially announced its establishment of diplomatic relations with Beijing as a foreign minister in 2019.He (April 29th) stated that he will adhere to "the same foreign policy foundation -friends who are friends with everyone and not to be enemy."
Regarding Manella's selection as the Prime Minister, the Chinese Embassy in the Solomon Islands stated on Facebook that he looked forward to developing bilateral relations with Maneli and bringing more well -being to the people of the two countries.
Australian Prime Minister Albanis said he was looking forward to cooperating with Manella.He said: "The Australian and Solomon Islands are close friends, and our future is closely related."
New Zealand Foreign Minister Peters showed that he was very happy to continue to "solid partnership".
Manella is not as open to foreign partners as more open
Smith, an expert in the National University of Australia, pointed out that Maneli's personality is not as tough as former Prime Minister Sogovre. "People question whether Sogovre will seek influence behind the scenes."
However, Sora, a researcher at the Roy Research Institute of Australian Foreign Policy, believes that although Manela has served as Solomon Foreign Minister for nearly five years, he is unlikely to strictly follow his predecessor's pro -Chinese policy.
Sora said: "Sogovre's leadership has a personal style. He obviously has hostile to Australia and other countries, and makes it difficult for the United States to reconstruct the relationship with Solomon ... We can expect that Manela will be more willing to be willing to be willing to be willing to be willingAccept the cooperation and assistance proposed by a series of partners.
