Solomon Islands to shift alliance to China, sever ties with Taiwan

Source: The Hill | September 5, 2019 | Chris Mills Rodrigo

The Solomon Islands announced Wednesday that will sever its diplomatic ties with Taiwan and align itself with mainland China, Reuters reported.

“We cannot sit for the next 40 years with our friends Taiwan. It is time that we make new friends – it’s time that we should move on with our life,” senior minister Peter Shanel Agovaka told a parliamentary committee.

“Our new relationship will deal with a One China policy; a One China policy that recognizes only Beijing as the official government administration,” he said in a recording obtained by Reuters.

The switch, which still needs to be formalized, would leave only 16 countries recognizing Taiwan.

A shift in alliances from the South Pacific archipelago would signal a win for China, which views Taiwan as a breakaway province.

Taiwan considers itself a sovereign state with a democratic government.

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