America tells China to stay off the Solomon Islands
International Business Times: Juscelino Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Law, discussed ongoing tensions around the possibility of a permanent China military presence in the Solomon Islands. “Such a deal would fit like a glove to the Chinese Communist Party’s plan to dominate the Indo-Pacific region and thwart the Australia-United States-United Kingdom security pact designed to counter China’s expansionist plans there,” he said.