Australian Troops Refused to Provide Security for Chinese Infrastructure and Businesses during Solomon Island Riots Last Year

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Looks like the security deal with Solomon Islands deal was absolutely needed. I wouldn't be surprised of the Australia and Taiwan secretly incited the riot along with US to begin with.

The claim was made by former Solomon Islands prime minister, Danny Philip, who is now the chair of the current government’s, foreign policy advisory subcommittee.

Speaking during a webinar hosted by Georgetown University’s Center for Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Studies and the University of Hawai’i’s Center for Pacific Islands Studies, Philip said his country’s new security agreement with China was born of a desire to protect Chinese assets in the country in case of future unrest. “A very senior diplomat from the Australian High Commission, said very plainly to us that their presence here was not to protect any Chinese interests, this needs to be verified but as a government it was said to us in no uncertain terms they are here not to protect Chinese investments, Chinese infrastructure.

Australia rejects claim its security forces in Solomon Islands were told not to protect Chinese-built buildings

Former PM alleged Australian personnel twice failed to prevent the burning of Honiara’s Chinatown

www.theguardian.com

 

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It will depends on who we choose to believe?
But the facts remained that Chinese establishment were the easy targets as they were indeed unprotected.

Did the politicians in Australia blundered overplaying their Pacific card?

Australia rejects claim its security forces in Solomon Islands were told not to protect Chinese-built buildings​

The Guardian 21 April 2022

Australia has refuted claims that Australian security forces deployed to Solomon Islands’ capital Honiara to quell last November’s riots were instructed not to protect Chinese-built infrastructure.

The claim was made by former Solomon Islands prime minister, Danny Philip, who is now the chair of the current government’s, foreign policy advisory subcommittee.

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During the panel discussion, Philip also alleged that Australian security forces had twice failed to prevent the burning of Honiara’s Chinatown, the first time under the auspices of the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands.


(A) wave of violence that happened here in Solomon Islands happened during 2006 election … when RAMSI was still here, very much in full presence and also RSIPF and Chinatown and some of our hotels were burnt down.”

“The latest (wave) in November was the same, we have the presence of Australian police and maybe army personnel were here and still we have Chinatown burnt down.”

In fact Australian police and troops which were mobilised within 24 hours of Solomon Islands government’s request made on the evening of the first day of the riots, only arrived in the country the day after Chinatown was burned down.

“Australia was not responsible for the damage done to Chinatown. Australian forces helped to restore law and order in the city at a critical time,” the high commissioner said.

 

[Beast]

I fear US and Australia will invade Solomon island and install so called orange revolution.

The so called human right countries like US and Australia are wolf in sheep skin.

 

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The rightwing Aussie politicians would loved to do that but the signed Security Pact between Solomon Islands and China makes Australia thinks THRICE before embarking on such a dangerous move.

Now they will moved under the shadow in their attempt to create chaos and violence to overthrow the present elected government of Solomon Islands. It is their M.O. and it is so predictable.

 

[Beast]

China non interference policy are giving these wolf a chance to destroy elected government under the pretext of terrorist and unrest.

China shall announced they will send military to protect current Solomon island government if under foreign interference.