Australia is set to sound out the Solomon Islands on its infrastructure wish list and pitch its new Pacific investment bank, amid growing concerns over Chinese regional influence and debt-trap diplomacy.
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| Scott Morrison will be the first Australian leader to visit the Solomon Islands since Kevin Rudd in 2008. |
The prime minister, Scott Morrison, is expected to arrive in the capital, Honiara, on Sunday for a day-and-a-half bilateral visit before he heads to the United Kingdom and Singapore.
“This trip will show our ‘Pacific step up’ in action,” Morrison said.
He will be the first Australian leader to visit the Solomon Islands since Kevin Rudd in 2008.
Read the story from The Guardian by Lisa Martin - “Scott Morrison to sell Pacific 'step up' on Solomons visit as pressure builds over climate.”
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