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August 3, 2023
By Mackenzie Smith and Toby Mann of ABC Pacific Beat Concerns have been raised about foreign influence in Pacific media after it was revealed Solomon Islands’ longest-running newspaper received funding from China in return for favourable coverage. Earlier this week the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) revealed how China has been attempting to ... <a title="China trying to buy influence with Pacific media as it strengthens its presence in region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/china-trying-to-buy-influence-with-pacific-media-as-it-strengthens-its-presence-in-region/" aria-label="Read more about China trying to buy influence with Pacific media as it strengthens its presence in region">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2022
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific regional correspondent A senior Solomon Islands MP has warned that the controversial security agreement with China could result in action among local opponents of the deal. The government in Honiara signed a controversial security agreement with China despite concern from local political figures, as well as Australia, New Zealand and ... <a title="MP warns Solomons-China security pact could ‘inflame tensions’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/20/mp-warns-solomons-china-security-pact-could-inflame-tensions/" aria-label="Read more about MP warns Solomons-China security pact could ‘inflame tensions’">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
By Robert Iroga in Honiara Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has denied allowing the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) to establish a military base in the Solomon Islands in a security treaty that he confirmed today as having already been finalised. “We denied it totally. We don’t know where it came from,” Sogavare said when responding ... <a title="Sogavare denies ‘insulting’ claim on Chinese military base for Solomons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/sogavare-denies-insulting-claim-on-chinese-military-base-for-solomons/" aria-label="Read more about Sogavare denies ‘insulting’ claim on Chinese military base for Solomons">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there is “very little” reason for China to station military forces on Solomon Islands, describing developments as “gravely concerning”. A draft agreement — leaked online — indicated Solomon Islands would allow Beijing to send military forces there and make regular ship visits. The New Zealand and ... <a title="PM says Honiara’s growing China relationship is ‘gravely concerning’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/pm-says-honiaras-growing-china-relationship-is-gravely-concerning/" aria-label="Read more about PM says Honiara’s growing China relationship is ‘gravely concerning’">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2022
By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva The United States insists it is a Pacific nation and has unveiled a raft of new strategies to better engage with other nations in the Region. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is the first Secretary of State to visit Fiji in nearly 37 years. During his ... <a title="US announces deeper engagement strategy to match China in the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/13/us-announces-deeper-engagement-strategy-to-match-china-in-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about US announces deeper engagement strategy to match China in the Pacific">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
By Robert Iroga in Honiara A team of four experts from China have arrived in Honiara for on-site feasibility studies on two projects amid the surging case of covid-19 in the Solomon Islands. The experts are here at the invitation of the government for studies on the upgrading of the national referral hospital and a ... <a title="Chinese project experts arrive in Solomons amid pandemic surge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/chinese-project-experts-arrive-in-solomons-amid-pandemic-surge/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese project experts arrive in Solomons amid pandemic surge">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Michael Field in Auckland China’s activities in the South Pacific are causing growing alarm in Washington, forcing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to make an urgent visit to Fiji. But, sources say, he cannot do it due to the continued absence of Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, and like many people, Blinken ... <a title="US worried about losing out in South Pacific to Chinese influence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/us-worried-about-losing-out-in-south-pacific-to-chinese-influence/" aria-label="Read more about US worried about losing out in South Pacific to Chinese influence">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2019
ANALYSIS: By Bates Gill of Macquarie University As China solidifies its new status as superpower and cementing its influence in the Pacific, The Conversation is launching a series looking at what this means for the world – how China maintains its power, how it wields its power and how its power might be threatened. Chinese ... <a title="Xi Jinping’s grip on power is absolute, but new threats to his ‘Chinese dream’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/28/xi-jinpings-grip-on-power-is-absolute-but-new-threats-to-his-chinese-dream/" aria-label="Read more about Xi Jinping’s grip on power is absolute, but new threats to his ‘Chinese dream’">Read more</a>
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