Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce warns Solomon Islands it has put its sovereignty at risk by signing a security pact with China, while Labor hints at more foreign aid spending if elected.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has warned Solomon Islands it has put its sovereignty at risk by signing a security agreement with China.Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce says it is clear China wants to establish a naval base on Solomon Islands
He would not say how a re-elected Coalition government would respond if China began to build a base thereMr Joyce said he had taken the Solomon Islands' word that it would not allow China to establish a naval base on the island, but that, if it did, it would be "obviously an intimidating tactic" for Australia.
"[China wants] to. There's no doubt about that because we see what they did in the South China Sea where they said they weren't going to militarise," he said. "Obviously for the Solomons, I take their word but I say be really careful to invite a totalitarian power into your country because it's going to affect your sovereignty."
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