It was one of nine deals signed during talks in Beijing. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - China and Solomon Islands signed a new deal on police cooperation on Monday, deepening their bilateral partnership four years after the Pacific island nationThe “implementation plan” on policing is effective through 2025.
The Solomons’ decision to switch its diplomatic recognition to Beijing was “the correct choice that conforms to the trend of the times”, he added. Mr Sogavare is expected to be in China until Saturday, and is officially opening his country’s Beijing embassy, as well as visiting the economic powerhouse provinces of Jiangsu and Guangdong.
Their jockeying for influence has been a boon to Pacific governments, with aid, loans and construction project windfalls flowing into their coffers to the tune of tens of millions of dollars.
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