Australia needs to be concerned given this country is just a few thousand kilometres off the coast of Queensland.
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Prime Minister Manasseh Damukana Sogavare of the Solomon Islands prior to their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on October 9, 2019 in Beijing, China. Picture: Sheng Jiapeng/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images When the Solomon Islands officially changed its diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China in 2019 it caused civil unrest.The Australian government had a security deal with the Solomon Islands and accepted its pleas to physically protect the government – in no small part because of its new closeness to China.
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