US Coast Guard Vessel Denied Port Call in Solomon Islands

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U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) vessel, the Oliver Henry, was greeted with silence when it requested permission for a scheduled port call in the Solomon Islands, forcing the crew to Papua New Guinea instead.

The incident comes amid mounting concerns about the influence of the Chinese Communist Party in the region and the ongoing weakening of democratic institutions in the Solomons with the Pacific nationโ€™s leader relying heavily on Chinese support to weather domestic turmoil.

The USCG cutter Oliver Henry was participating in Operation Island Chief, along with Australian, New Zealand, and United Kingdom vessels, to monitor and prevent illegal fishing activities in the South Pacific.

The Operation ended on Aug. 16, which was when the U.S. Coast Guard vessel tried to make a scheduled stop at Guadalcanal, the Solomon Islands, for refueling and re-provisioning, according to a statement obtained by the Associated Press.

Solomons Democracy Beginning to Weaken

The radio silence from Solomons authorities follows a series of incidents suggesting the government of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is not only deepening ties with Beijing but is also steadily eroding the countryโ€™s democratic institutions to strengthen his position.

The Sogavare government, on Aug. 18,ย signed offย on a major deal with Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei to build 161 mobile towers in the country with aย 448.9 million yuan (US$66.15 million) loan from the state-owned Export-Import Bank of China.

While on Aug. 8, the prime ministerโ€™s team submitted a new law toย delay national elections, which some experts have suggested could be a way for the prime minister to avoid a potential election defeat.

These actions come after Sogavare signed off on a security pact with Beijing to allow the CCP to station weapons, troops, and naval ships in the country. This would give Beijing a military presence close to Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S. territory of Guam.

Byย Daniel Y. Teng

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