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Solomon Islands props up budget with China’s US$20 million injection
Solomon Islands has become one of Beijing’s most vocal supporters in the South Pacific since abruptly severing diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 2019. China has responded by building a major new stadium in the capital Honiara, state-of-the-art health …