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Could Covid-19, micro-nationalism and China cause Solomon Islands to split?
Posted By Richard Herr on November 26, 2020 @ 12:46
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[1] geopolitical consequences: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/392891/solomons-delegation-to-study-china-s-pacific-aid
[2] railed against the PRC: https://www.solomonstarnews.com/index.php/news/national/item/22182-malaita-launches-2019-communique
[3] Malaita for Democracy: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/rumblings-along-federal-fault-line-solomon-islands
[4] request: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-taiwan-dispute-and-coronavirus-aid-fuel-hostilities-in-solomon-islands/2020/07/29/500a7fd8-cccb-11ea-99b0-8426e26d203b_story.html
[5] Taipei argued: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3948343
[6] publicly thanked: https://www.facebook.com/premiersuidani/posts/145151970470540?__tn__=K-R
[7] characterised: https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificbeat/china-urges-solomons-province-to-refrain-from-contacting-taiwan/12347652
[8] fisticuffs: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/taiwan-clash-in-fiji-reveals-chinas-strategy-of-intimidation/
[9] seized by the police: https://www.sibconline.com.sb/police-investigates-irregular-documentation-of-covid-19-supplies/
[10] Sedition Act: https://www.solomonstarnews.com/index.php/news/national/item/23678-ag-an-act-of-defiance
[11] legal action: https://theislandsun.com.sb/malaita-engages-legal-rep-on-confiscated-covid-19-equipment-from-taiwan/
[12] further raised tensions: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-03/china-flight-to-covid-free-solomon-islands-independence/12626718
[13] Chinese officials and workers: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/424952/citizens-make-up-small-portion-of-solomons-repatriation-flight
[14] posting demands: https://www.solomontimes.com/news/continuous-protest-against-china-in-malaita/10171
[15] airlifted: https://www.refworld.org/docid/47d65477c.html
[16] military capacity: https://jamestown.org/program/implications-of-chinas-military-evacuation-of-citizens-from-libya/
[17] US$25 million aid package: https://www.state.gov/u-s-engagement-in-the-pacific-islands-2020-pacific-pledge/
[18] some claimed: https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/us-aid-pledge-to-pro-taiwan-solomon-islands-province-raises-eyebrows/
[19] sinister linkages: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/17/solo-a17.html
[20] autonomy: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/425715/solomon-islands-govt-accused-of-stripping-province-of-autonomy
[21] banning Facebook: https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/after-criticisms-the-solomon-islands-proposes-facebook-ban/
[22] Peter Kenilorea Jr: https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificbeat/malaita-moves-for-indepedence-as-china-flight-arrives/12625688
[23] Bougainville: https://islandsbusiness.com/component/k2/item/2954-who-will-welcome-bougainville.html
[24] Biketawa Declaration: https://www.ramsi.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Biketawa-Declaration.pdf
[25] significant economic hardship: https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/06/01/pr20229-solomon-islands-imf-executive-board-approves-disbursement-to-address-the-covid-19-pandemic
[26] ASPI research project on the vulnerability of Indo-Pacific island states: https://www.aspi.org.au/report/indo-pacific-island-states-vulnerabilities-age-covid