Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Kiribati. Beijing reaches out to Pacific paradises

BEIJING – After the security pact signed with the Solomon Islands, which could pave the way for a Chinese military base in the Pacific, Beijing would be moving towards a similar agreement with the small but strategic Kiribati and Vanuatu. “The Chinese are in talks for an agreement that would cover the same scope as the one signed with the Solomons,” he tells the Financial Times an anonymous intelligence officer from a country allied to the United States.