China-Solomon Islands Security Cooperation Different From Practice Of Creating Regional Tensions Says Chinese Spokesman

BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 05: (COMPILATION) Zhao Lijian, spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, says at a press conference that the normal security cooperation between China and Solomon Islands is intrinsically different from the practice of certain countries that creates regional tensions on May 5, 2022 in Beijing, China. Solomon Islands' Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said at the parliament of the country on April 29 that the security agreement with China was needed because an agreement with Australia was "inadequate" and his country knew the cost of war and would not be part of any militarization of the Pacific. (Footage by CCTV+ via Getty Images)