Behind the scenes in the Solomons, local leader has leveraged China issue to his advantage

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Opinion: There is a trope that Pacific nations are merely pawns in a global contest, but the Premier of Malaita has played a strong geopolitical game, writes Ed Cavanough

When violence descended on Honiara this week, many observers’ worst fears were realised.

But much of the aid and foreign investment in the Solomon Islands has concentrated on Honiara, exacerbating a sense of abandonment in Malaita.In the China decision, many saw another example of the national government ignoring the island’s views.The Malaitan government, led by Premier Daniel Suidani, has been particularly deft at playing the internal and global politics of the China “switch” to its advantage.

Seeing the value in this anti-China posture, Suidani began engaging in creative, and illegal, international diplomacy aimed at bolstering his political position at home. Australian Federal Police Special Operations members are escorted across the tarmac to a Royal Australian Air Force jet for their flight to the Solomon Islands on Thursday.The consignments were draped in Taiwanese and Malaitan flags and paraded in front of journalists. The ceremonies were intentionally provocative, intended to anger Sogavare, provoke the Chinese embassy to the Solomon Islands, and extract support for Suidani from the democratic world.

 

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