Solomons rethinking Taiwan relationship

Mon, 02 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB | Source: AFP

HONIARA (AFP): Solomon Islands is reconsidering its 20-year-
old diplomatic ties with Taiwan and may switch to recognizing
China, government sources here say.

Taiwan has been a generous aid donor here and in return the
Solomon Islands has supported Taipei's push for re-admittance to
the United Nations, against the wishes of China which sees Taiwan
as a renegade province awaiting reunification.

But this cordial relationship is now shaky after the new
government of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said this weekend
it was rethinking the issue.

Sogavare's government took over following a coup in June which
came after two years of near civil war between the people of
Guadalcanal and Malaita.

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