The expanding security relationship between Beijing and the Solomon Islands has raised concerns in Canberra, which wants the issue to be primarily dealt with by Pacific nations.Â
The co-lead of the US-based Hoover Institution’s China Global Sharp Power Project says Western nations need to work together to sharpen intelligence gathering.
Larry Diamond says China’s actions have “sobering implications for freedom and transparency” and nations like Australia need to publicly call out corruption when intelligence allows it to do so.
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