Solomon Islands and China sign deals on police, economy, tech

Subject : International Relations

Section: Places in news

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China and the Solomon Islands signed a deal on police cooperation as part of an upgrade of their relations to a “comprehensive strategic partnership“, four years after the Pacific nation switched ties from Taiwan to China.
The police cooperation pact was among nine deals signed after Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing, underlining his nation’s foreign policy shift.

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is a nation in Melanesia, lies east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu.
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
The country’s islands lie between latitudes 5° and 13°S.
It consists of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands.
Its capital, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal.
The Solomon Islands archipelago, includes Choiseul, the Shortland Islands, the New Georgia Islands, Santa Isabel, the Russell Islands, the Florida Islands etc.
It consists of a double chain of volcanic islands and coral atolls in Melanesia.
The islands’ ocean-equatorial climate is extremely humid throughout the year.
The island is a constitutional monarchy, with the British monarch, represented by a governor-general, serving as the formal head of state.
Still, the country, a member of the Commonwealth, is independent, and the governor-general is appointed on the advice of the unicameral National Parliament.