Solomons must be ‘careful’ on China deal, says Australia

Bloomberg

The Solomon Islands should be “really careful” in its security pact with China, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said, warning the Pacific nation could become beholden to the Asian nation.
Joyce said on Australia’s national broadcaster that while he accepted the Solomon Islands’ pledge that there would not be
a permanent Chinese military presence on the territory, “if you invite a totalitarian regime into your country, of course it will have effect on your sovereignty.”
“That is something that is not fiction,” said Joyce, a member of Australia’s national security committee.