Solomon Islands to ban foreign journalists who are not ‘respectful’ – report

PM office says journalists cannot operate in the Pacific as they do in other countries, accusing Australia's ABC of racial profiling' in China coverage

The Solomon Islands government has reportedly threatened to ban foreign journalists from entering the Pacific nation if they are not respectful" or if they engage in racial profiling" in stories about the country's ties with China.

The office of the prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, issued a statement on Wednesday saying that overseas journalists needed to understand they could not operate in the Pacific the same way they did in other countries, the ABC has reported.