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China–Solomon Islands Relations
The Solomon Islands and China (PRC) established official diplomatic relations in 2019. Prior to this, the Solomon Islands had diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan). The current ambassador of China to the Solomon Islands is . The ambassador of the Solomon Islands to China is John Moffat Fugui. History The Solomon Islands became an independent country from the United Kingdom in 1978. Five years later, in 1983, the Solomon Islands established diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (ROC) which it maintained until 2019 when Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare severed the 36-year relationship with the Taiwanese government and began official recognition and diplomatic relations with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). The Guardian and national newspaper Solomon Star reported that Solomon Islands Member of parliament, MPs had claimed both China (PRC) and Taiwan (ROC) had offered hundreds of thousands of dollars in Bribery, bribes to them, to influence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Moffat Fugui
John Moffat Fugui (9 September 1961 – 22 December 2022) was a Solomon Islands politician. Life and career Fugui was born on 9 September 1961. He obtained his first Master's degree at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, then two more at the University of Hawai'i in the United States, where he was enrolled in a PhD program. He subsequently worked as a political adviser to the Solomon Islands government. His career in national politics began when he was elected to Parliament of Solomon Islands, Parliament as the member for Central Honiara constituency, Central Honiara (the capital city) in the 2010 Solomon Islands general election, August 2010 general election, standing as an independent (politician), independent candidate. He was then appointed Minister for the Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology in Prime Minister Danny Philip's Cabinet of Solomon Islands, Cabinet. When Gordon Darcy Lilo replaced Philip as Prime Minister in November 2011, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |