Chinese President Xi Jinping and Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced the launch of a comprehensive strategic partnership on Monday afternoon, a year after striking a security deal that set off a scramble from the United States and its allies to counter Beijing’s growing influence in the Pacific Islands region.
Sogavare had arrived in Beijing on Sunday. He also met with China’s Premier Li Qiang, with whom he presided over the signing of fresh agreements on police, economic and technical cooperation.
