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Nick Sas in Honiara, Solomon Islands

China's influence hard to ignore in Solomon Islands' capital Honiara, as Australia warned it could be 'left behind'

Ashley Wickham is worried about China's influence in Solomon Islands.  (ABC News: Luke Bowden)

As the trucks and cars zoom down Honiara's only highway, avoiding the potholes where they can, Ashley Wickham stands in the shadow of a behemoth.

Almost impossible to miss, the construction site of the country's new 2023 Pacific Games stadium looms large.

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