Australia Agrees Deal to Strengthen Solomons Police

Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Jeremiah Manele (L) and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hold a joint press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on June 26, 2024. DAVID GRAY / AFP

Australia said Friday it had agreed to boost Solomon Islands’ police force with a multi-year funding, training and infrastructure package for the Pacific nation, which has fostered close ties with China.

However, as a sign of the competition it faced from Beijing, the Solomons police announced the same day that it had received a modest donation from China for its police support fund.

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