Solomon Islands prime minister Manasseh Sogavare accuses his Australian counterpart of hysteria and hypocrisy in response to the announcement of some sort of agreement between the Solomons and China, pointing out that he and others in the South Pacific had no input in or knowledge of the AUKUS treaty, the terms of which would inevitably have an effect on them.
Celsus Irokwato Talifilu, an adviser to the prime minister of the Malaita Province of the Solomons, an area of the country whose population often expresses contrary views to those of the capital, is worried that if the Chinese military is permitted to post individuals to Honiara they may be used to suppress criticism of the government and Sogavare and endanger the democracy of the nation made up of six larger islands and over 900 smaller ones.
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Such a thing is indeed possible as it is the goal of all nations and governments to remain in power. History is littered with the ashes of nations that weren't able to defend the positions of their governments. The Sogavare regime must be respected and even obeyed until, following Western standards, it is rejected by the populace through a democratic process.
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