A looted street in Honiara’s Chinatown in the Solomon Islands. Photo: AP
A looted street in Honiara’s Chinatown in the Solomon Islands. Photo: AP

In Solomon Islands, a calm after riots, but suspicions of China linger

  • The Pacific nation was rocked by anti-Chinese violence in November, following claims its PM Manasseh Sogavare was using money from China to sway MPs’ votes
  • After help from Australia, New Zealand and China things are largely back to normal. Yet despite safer streets, some still resist the idea of Chinese assistance

A looted street in Honiara’s Chinatown in the Solomon Islands. Photo: AP
A looted street in Honiara’s Chinatown in the Solomon Islands. Photo: AP
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