To win the election, Solomon Islands' premier hitches his wagon to Beijing
by editors@theworld.org (Patrick Winn) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6M581)
Though it has less than 1 million citizens, the Solomon Islands is caught up in a very big game with the world superpowers. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare - who is pro-China - is asking voters on April 17 to choose a future aligned with China and not the West. Alarmed, the US is now starting to pay attention to a country it has long ignored. The World's Patrick Winn reports.