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Solomon Islands Awaits Vote Count After Closely Watched Elections

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Solomon Islands Awaits Vote Count After Closely Watched Elections
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APR 2024
Image copyright: Chris Jackson/Staff/Chris Jackson Collection via Getty Images
story last updated APR 2024

The Spin

Anti-China narrative

China's growing influence in the Pacific is a major threat to regional safety. If Sogavare achieves an unprecedented second term, then the archipelago will strengthen its ties with Beijing — otherwise, the nation will change its global path. Beyond geopolitics, democracy in the Solomon Islands could also be at risk if Sogavare wins.

Voice of America

Pro-China narrative

To counteract China's regional influence, the US may try to steal the election in the Solomon Islands through so-called democracy promotion operations. The American embassy in Honiara has, of course, denied any involvement and called accusations against it disinformation — but isn't this election a textbook example of how the US meddles in other nation's affairs?

Global Times

Metaculus Prediction


Go Deeper

The US-China Conflict
Context
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Establishment split

CRITICAL

PRO

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CounterPunchJUL 2022
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