Security agreement with China ‘initialled’ by both countries, Solomon Islands says
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from on (#5XPJ5)
Pacific nation has batted away concerns from Australia, New Zealand and the US, saying its policy is friends to all and enemies to none'
Solomon Islands has announced it is pushing ahead with a security agreement with China hours after a senior Australian defence force officer said the deal may force Canberra to change the way it conducts air and sea operations in the Pacific.
The Solomon Islands government said officials from both countries had on Thursday initialled" elements of the proposed security agreement with China which would be signed at a later date.
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