China has signed a security deal with the Solomon Islands just days ahead of a visit by US government officials to the South Pacific country, exacerbating western fears over Beijing’s growing influence in the region.
Wang Yi, Chinese foreign minister, and his Solomon Islands counterpart Jeremiah Manele signed the deal “in recent days”, China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
The announcement came just hours after the White House confirmed that Kurt Campbell, its top Asia official, and Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of state for east Asian and Pacific affairs, would visit the Solomon Islands this week.
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