Peter Dutton has suggested the Solomon Islands government signed a security pact with China after being bribed.
Defence Minister
“We don’t bribe people, the Chinese certainly do, and they’ve demonstrated that in Africa and elsewhere. People can draw their own conclusions. “It’s well known that money politics is a huge factor in how decisions are made in Solomon Islands politics.” Opposition Solomons MP Peter Kenilorea said the security deal was unpopular in his country and warned the possibility of unrest over it could be exploited by Mr Sogavare to invoke it in a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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