China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, is escorted from his plane on his arrival in Honiara, Solomon Islands, early on Thursday. His visit comes at the start of an eight-nation tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing’s military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. Photo: AP
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, is escorted from his plane on his arrival in Honiara, Solomon Islands, early on Thursday. His visit comes at the start of an eight-nation tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing’s military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. Photo: AP
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Beijing’s avoidance of foreign media for Wang Yi’s Solomons visit, UN trip to Xinjiang will not help China’s international image

  • Media in the Solomon Islands are boycotting Wang Yi’s trip because local reporters there will not be allowed to ask questions to China’s foreign minister
  • China’s lack of transparency has also been criticised by international press who are not allowed to travel with a UN human rights body on a visit to Xinjiang

Maria Siow
Maria Siow

Updated: 9:00am, 27 May, 2022

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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, is escorted from his plane on his arrival in Honiara, Solomon Islands, early on Thursday. His visit comes at the start of an eight-nation tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing’s military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. Photo: AP
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, is escorted from his plane on his arrival in Honiara, Solomon Islands, early on Thursday. His visit comes at the start of an eight-nation tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing’s military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. Photo: AP
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