Thread by @PandemicTruther

Some background for the security pact between China and the #SolomonIslands which has given trauma and elicited PTSD from the Anglo-Saxons and Japanese.

Solomon Islands, a South Pacific island nation with a land area of only 28,400km², a population of 720,000

and a GDP of $1.55 billion, is one of the world's least developed countries. The country is divided into 9 provinces, with more than 990 islands. More than 90% of the population lives on agriculture and fishing, and relies heavily on imports for manufactured

and petroleum products.
Timber is an important industry and the most important source of foreign currency generation in Solomon Islands, accounting for 55% of export earnings. The Islands are resource rich, abundant in tuna fish, lead, zinc, nickel, gold and other mineral

resources.
The surrounding sea is clean and unpolluted (unlike the Marshall Islands) and one of the best diving sites in the world. However, tourism is severely constrained by poor infrastructure, lack of transportation, and security problems.
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The government is formed by a prime minister elected by the parliament. There is no army and just over 800 police officers.
Historically a British colony, Solomon gained independence in 1978 and is a member state of the Commonwealth, with the Queen as head of state.

Many government advisors are British.
Australia is Solomon's traditional security partner and largest aid donor. Thus, Aussies view the place more or less as their colony.
In 2019, the Islands severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan and

established official diplomatic relations with the PRC.
In 2021, Solomon was home to some violent riots, with a large number of Chinese institutions and Chinese stores damaged, burnt down and looted.
During these times of difficulties, China and the Solomon Islands signed

an economic and technical cooperation agreement in 2021 and a security cooperation agreement in 2022.
As the Prime Minister Sogavare said during his visit to China in 2019, "By establishing diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China,

we have chosen to be on the right side of history. The Solomon Islands wants to learn from China's successful experience and achieve its own progress and prosperity."
For the Solomon Islands, the benefits of developing a strong relationship between China are:

1. Promote economic development. Solomon Islands mainly exports timber and mineral resources. China is Solomon Islands' largest trading partner and export market, with bilateral trade amounting to $750 million in 2018, more than all other partners' trade combined,

representing half of the GDP of the country. There is no doubt about China's importance to Solomon Islands. It's very easy for the Islands to double, triple its GDP by increasing its exports to China.
Timber and mineral resources are needed by China,

and manufactured products are what China exports to the world, so the two countries are naturally complementary in terms of trade structure.
2、Improve security governance capacity. Solomon is often subject to social unrest, which can easily cause huge economic losses and

instability. Historically, the country has relied heavily on Australia and New Zealand for security governance. The security cooperation agreement with China will enhance Solomon's capacity to self-govern and maintain its own security. The cooperation will promote

social stability and long term peace and security in Solomon Islands.

3、Development of tourism and infrastructure. Solomon Islands is one of the best diving sites in the world, rich in tourism resources. Attracting Chinese tourists will greatly boost the local economy.

China is the world's manufacturing and infrastructure powerhouse, well-positioned to help upgrade the infrastructure of the Islands such as ports and roads. China will also be able to carry out some industrial transfer and diversify the local economy.

4. Get rid of the toxic coercive control of the U.S., Australia and other countries. By strengthening diplomatic relations with China and reducing dependence on the U.S., Australia in terms of economy and security, Solomon Islands can hedge against the control

and negative influence [an understatement for regime change, coup d'Etat, color revolution, riots, subversive NGOs etc) of the U.S. and Australia etc on Solomon Islands and gain more diplomatic autonomy.

For China, benefits are:
1. Enhancing China's regional influence

in the Pacific islands. If the Solomon Islands can achieve noteworthy economic development and effective autonomous security through diplomatic relations with China, a message will be sent in the Pacific region, and other island countries will

seek to follow the example of Solomon. [Nightmare for the Anglo-Saxons, hence their hysteria].

2. A new solid pivot point for the Belt and Road Initiative. Solomon Islands happens to be located at an important pivot point of China's Maritime Silk Road.

If China and Solomon have a strong relationship, China can build ports and other trade support facilities to expand its economic radiation capacity and influence in the South Pacific region. [Another nightmare for the US/Australia]

3, Break the historical stranglehold of

the US and Australia of the region. These Anglo-Saxons perceive the South Pacific as their backyard and a forbidden zone. China has been strengthening diplomatic relations with South Pacific countries, a welcome alternative to the locals, but a deadly threat to the Anglo-Saxons.

With China proposing cooperation on an equal footing [very generous terms for Solomon], the era of exploitation, manipulation and coercion of the South Pacific region by the U.S., Australia and other countries is over.
The ethnicity of the Solomon is very

similar to the indigenous of Australia. Aussies treat these people as barbarians who can be easily robbed, manipulated and even killed without eliciting any protest. Note Australia threatened to invade Solomon over the security pact with China.

This crazy criminal statement hasn't encountered any criticism from any western nation, meaning it's indelibly burnt into their subconscious that Solomon is a natural colony of the white man.

Australia can enter into hostile military alliances with India and Japan against

China, but China can't have a peaceful neutral security pact with the Solomon. Ukraine can join Nato, but Solomon can't enhance its police capability by getting some help from China.

Incidentally, Solomon Islands have gold mines. When the Spanish navigators of the

15th century discovered the Islands, they saw the natives were all wearing gold jewelry. They thought they have found the kingdom of Solomon. That's where the name Solomon Islands comes from.