Potential China military base in Solomons

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Yomiuri News on June 1.

On June 13, the Japanese government will dispatch a fleet of JMSDF escort ships DDH Izumo, DD Takanami, DD Kirisame and a submarine with a P-1 patrol plane to the Indo-Pacific region including Solomon Islands. The fleet plans to visit 12 countries by October 28. Purpose is to restrain China which aims to expand its influence in this region recently...

Original news in Japanese:

海自護衛艦「いずも」ソロモン諸島など派遣へ…１２か国・地域に寄港、中国けん制狙う

【読売新聞】　政府は１３日から、海上自衛隊の護衛艦「いずも」などをインド太平洋地域に派遣する。ソロモン諸島など太平洋の 島嶼 （ とうしょ ） 国のほか、米国やインド、豪州など計１２か国・地域に寄港する予定だ。この地域で影響力拡大を
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Considering the nations involved, I figured this would be the best thread for reposting this article:


Australia's Defense Department announced on Sunday that one of its surveillance aircraft had been "dangerously" intercepted by a Chinese fighter jet over the South China Sea in late May, criticizing the incident as needlessly provocative and dangerous to the pilots.

The Australian aircraft, identified as a Boeing P-8 Poseidon, was intercepted on May 26 by a Chinese Shenyang J-16, during what authorities described as a "routine maritime surveillance activity" in international airspace. During the interception, the Chinese aircraft reportedly flew close in front of the Australian plane and released a bundle of chaff, or small reflective pieces of aluminum designed to obstruct radar and confuse missiles, which was subsequently ingested into the plane's engines.

"The intercept resulted in a dangerous maneuver which posed a safety threat to the P-8 aircraft and its crew," the Australian statement read. "The Australian Government has raised its concerns about the incident with the Chinese Government," the statement added.

"[The Department of] Defense has for decades undertaken maritime surveillance activities in the region and does so in accordance with international law, exercising the right to freedom of navigation and overflight in international waters and airspace," it continued.

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese, who took office three days before the incident took place, told reporters on Sunday that Australian officials had raised concerns with their Chinese counterparts "through appropriate channels." China's embassy in Canberra, Australia's capital, did not comment on the incident.[/i

Crisis in the Skies: Chinese Jet Buzzes Australian Plane Over South China Sea

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese told reporters that Australian officials had raised concerns with their Chinese counterparts “through appropriate channels.”
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Britain's abandonment of East of Suez was such a dumb move. France, facing equally troubling economic times kept its Pacific bases, and so should have Britain. Britain should have kept the Solomons, or at least kept a small base. Offer them British citizenship, same as today's Falklanders, and as France has done across its overseas territory. Same with Singapore, the locals asked Britain to stay, not as colonial overseers, but to keep the naval base.
 
"A member of JMSDF was attacked attending a memorial service in Solomon Islands
(Jiji August 08, 2022)

A member of the JMSDF escort ship "Kirisame" that visits Solomon Islands has been attacked. Four members participated in the memorial ceremony held near the capital Honiara. According to New Zealand media and other sources, the member was stabbed in the neck with scissors but suffered minor injuries. The man who stabbed lived nearby and was mentally unstable. The man was arrested at the scene and handed over to police."

Looks too late to be a legacy of ww2.
Source: 海上自衛隊員１人襲われる 慰霊式に出席中―ソロモン諸島：時事ドットコム
 
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