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To: ggersh who wrote (195801)2/7/2023 4:12:41 AM
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Democracy at work, as Team USA embassy did not arrive in time to gum up the gears, some say.

I remain agnostic and wait to see infrastructure works go / no-go.

bloomberg.com

Anti-China Leader Ousted in Solomon Islands, ABC Reports

Premier Suidani was a longtime critic of the switch to Beijing The Solomon Islands ended diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 2019

Ben Westcott7 February 2023 at 14:45 GMT+8

One of the highest profile anti-China leaders in the Solomon Islands was ousted in a no-confidence motion on Tuesday in the latest blow to critics of the Pacific nation’s increasingly close relationship with Beijing.

Premier Daniel Suidani, leader of the Solomon Islands’ most populous province Malaita, lost a vote in the provincial assembly on Tuesday, removing him as the province’s premier, according to the Australian Broadcasting Commission.

The ABC said 17 members of the assemblyvoted to remove Suidani, who didn’t turn up the proceedings.

In the wake of the vote, the ABC reported tear gas had been fired at protesters in the city of Auki in Malaita province. The Solomon Islands police force said in a statement on Monday that they were “monitoring the situation” in the lead up to the no confidence vote.

Suidani has long been a critic of the decision by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in 2019 to switch the Solomon Islands’ diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China. Even after the switch, Suidani maintained unofficial diplomatic relations with Taipei and pushed for independence for Malaita.

The Solomon Islands drew international attention in early 2022 when it announced it had signed a security pact with the Chinese government, a diplomatic coup for Beijing which has sought to expand its influence in the region.

Although no final version of the agreement has been released, an earlier draft which was leaked to the media would allow the Chinese military to harbor naval vessels in the Solomon Islands.

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