Australia PM, Scott Morrison, to ‘ensure’ no Chinese base on the Solomon Islands

China’s increasing blow in the Pacific has become a hot political matter in Australia ahead of May 21 elections and following Beijing’s declaration last month that it had signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands leadership. Australia will work with its partners to ensure China does not set up a military base in the Solomon Islands, Prime Minister has vowed during an intense pre-election debate.

The China-Solomons d....