Beijing offers development fund if Solomon Islands breaks ties with Taiwan: govt
SYDNEY - China is offering to bankroll a development fund for the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific if it switches diplomatic ties from Taiwan to Beijing, a parliamentary committee in the small island nation has heard.
"But for you, we will give you a for a certain period," Mr Fugui said, referring to recent negotiations with Beijing officials. A report by the Australia-based Lowy Institute think-tank last month said:"Both Australia and the US are concerned about whether Solomon Islands chooses to switch recognition from Taiwan to China."Mr Fugui spoke positively about a potential switch in ties at a parliamentary committee in the capital of Honiara on Wednesday, although he said the task force had not yet completed its report.
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