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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

US military leader warns Chinese security deal with Solomon Islands sounds ‘too good to be true’

General David Berger
General David Berger (pictured here in 2021) says Solomon Islands is geographically important and that the US needs to rely on allies such as Australia to provide insights in the region. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

A senior US military general has warned during a visit to Australia that China’s offer to deepen security ties with Solomon Islands will come with strings attached, suggesting the Pacific island country may come to regret the planned deal.

“My parents told me if a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is,” the commandant of the United States Marine Corps, general David Berger, said on Wednesday.

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