(Beijing/Sydney Comprehensive News) The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands of the Pacific Islands arrived in China on Sunday (July 9).He shows that the Solomon Islands will maintain neutrality with the intensified competition between China and the United States, and prefer to consider the development needs of the country.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Manasseh Sogavare has made a weekly visit to China from Sunday and met with senior Chinese officials in Beijing.
According to Reuters, Sogovre's trip to China was sponsored by the Chinese government.The Sogovare's office said he would host the opening ceremony for the country's embassy in China, met with Chinese companies, and visited Jiangsu and Guangdong Province, China.
The Solomon Islands changed diplomatic relations with Mainland China after breaking diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 2019, and signed a bilateral security agreement with China last year, causing uneasiness in the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Sogvarre last Friday (July 7) pointed out in a speech commemorating the Solomon Islands from the 45th anniversary of the British independence that the great country is working hard to compete for influence in the district, but he pays more attention to the development of the Solomon Islands.
He said: "We want to maintain neutrality, because favors that either party does not meet the interests of the people and the country. Our national interests are development." He added that the demand for infrastructure outside the capital of Honeyla is very demanding in infrastructure.urgent.
