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China asserts that ‘information about establishing a base in the Solomons is fake news’

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin – Photo: GLOBAL TIMES

According to Global Timesin response to an earlier statement by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison about China’s establishment of a military base in the archipelago Solomon will be a “red line” for Australia and the US, Mr. Uong asserted “this is completely fake news”.

“The US and Australia have always said the security agreement between China and the Solomons is not transparent, but the tripartite cooperation agreement between the US, UK and Australia (AUKUS) is not publicly planned and implemented,” Wang said. and transparent”.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman also said that the US, UK and Australia did not share information about the AUKUS agreement with countries in the South Pacific region.

Uong also questioned when the US would close its 800 military bases in more than 80 countries and regions around the world. According to Mr. Uong, this is a cause for concern globally.

In a related development, according to the AP, on April 25, Japan sent Deputy Foreign Minister Kentaro Uesugi to the Solomon Islands to discuss strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation in the international arena with Japan. officials of this island nation.

Earlier, on April 24, the Australian Prime Minister said that China’s establishment of a base in the Solomons would be a “red line” for this country, after the US also warned about China’s military presence there. The same day, the Chinese embassy in Solomon called Mr Morrison’s warning an act of bullying.

Last weekend, the US delegation on a visit to the Solomon Islands warned Washington would “respond accordingly” if Beijing established a military base in the Pacific island nation after the two sides signed a security agreement.

On April 19, China confirmed that it and the Solomon Islands had officially signed a framework agreement on security cooperation. Beijing insists the agreement between the two countries is transparent and does not target any third parties.

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