Chinese-funded construction of a new national stadium in the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara has encouraged a more favorable view of Beijing, though concerns remain over a controversial bilateral security pact that could see the stationing of Chinese military forces in the South Pacific archipelago.The small but strategically important nation, which switched its diplomatic ties from self-ruled Taiwan to China in 2019, has been thrust into the forefront of increasing geopolitical competition in the region between China and the United States since it signed the security pact in April.Accordi…READ FULL ARTICLE
