Malaita’s promised poll pits pro-Taiwan province against a pro-Beijing national government
The largest province in Solomon Islands has announced plans for an independence referendum as tensions with the country’s national government over China policy rise.
Malaita, a province of 200,000 people in the country’s east, “will soon conduct a provincial-wide referendum on the topic of independence”, a statement from premier Daniel Suidani said on Tuesday.
Continue reading…Malaita’s promised poll pits pro-Taiwan province against a pro-Beijing national governmentThe largest province in Solomon Islands has announced plans for an independence referendum as tensions with the country’s national government over China policy rise.Malaita, a province of 200,000 people in the country’s east, “will soon conduct a provincial-wide referendum on the topic of independence”, a statement from premier Daniel Suidani said on Tuesday. Continue reading…