Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and former Chinese premier Li Keqiang attend a signing ceremony in Beijing in 2019. The PM's close ties with China has worried US and its allies, as well as the wider Pacific region. Photo: Reuters
China’s Huawei has signed a $100-million deal with the Manasseh Sogavare government to build 161 mobile phone towers on the Solomon Islands, The Age reported on Thursday, after the prime minister managed to avoid a bid to oust him via a no-confidence motion in Parliament.
The infrastructure deal will be financed through a loan from China’s state-owned Exim Bank, said the report, following a security deal between the two nations in April to protect Chinese investment, the report said. That stirred concern that Beijing is seeking to establish a military base in the Pacific islands nation, it added.
Read the full report: The Age.
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