Foreign media: The violent demonstrations in the Solomon Islands have calmed down, and the clean-up work has been carried out overnight

Source: Overseas Network

Overseas network on November 28 - The Solomon Islands capital Honiara has been violently demonstrating in recent days, and the police said that 3 people have died and more than 100 people have been arrested. According to the latest Reuters report, with the aftermath clean-up work, the situation in the Solomon Islands has gradually returned to calm.

Reuters quoted the Solomon Star as saying on the 28th that with the intervention of the Australian army, police, and Papua New Guinean army, the situation in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, gradually returned to normal, and looting, rioting and burning of buildings were stopped.

The report said that the areas that were particularly badly damaged were cleaned up overnight, including the area's Chinatown. Footage obtained by Reuters showed heavy machinery carrying rubble from burned-out shops.

According to previous reports, after the Solomon Islands abandoned the Taiwan authorities and established diplomatic relations with Chinese mainland in 2019, Mareta Province still maintained contact with the Taiwan authorities in exchange for assistance from Taiwan and Washington. However, due to the recent outbreak of the epidemic, the economic situation in the province has deteriorated and contradictions have deepened, and Marletta Island has asked Prime Minister Sogavare to resign. Rioters broke into Parliament, burned police stations, attacked Chinatowns, smashed shops, etc. Sogavare spoke out on the 26th, condemning foreign forces for causing riots and saying that "they will not bow to anyone."

Security in the Solomon Islands has been assisted by Australia, which recently sent hundreds of police officers and soldiers to the Solomon Islands. However, some observers said that although Australia sent military and police to maintain order, Australia and the United States did not condemn the riots, and the overall attitude towards the riots was condoning.

In response to the relevant situation in the Solomon Islands, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on the 26th that China is highly concerned about the current developments in the Solomon Islands, condemns the acts of violence that cause serious damage and property damage, and supports the government's efforts to stop violence and control chaos. We are confident that, under the leadership of Prime Minister Sogavare, the Government is capable of restoring social order and stabilizing the internal situation as soon as possible. China is taking all necessary measures to safeguard the security and legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens and institutions in the country. As everyone knows, the one-China principle is the norm governing international relations and is the aspiration of the people and the trend of the times. The diplomatic relations established in the middle of the country conform to the trend of the times and are the correct choice that can withstand the test of history. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, China-China relations have made great progress, and the pragmatic cooperation between the two sides in various fields has achieved fruitful results, which have won the sincere support and support of the people of the country. Facts have proved that the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and China conforms to the fundamental and long-term interests of the development of the country. Any attempt to undermine the normal development of relations in the middle is futile. (Overseas Network Yang Jia)