In November last year, serious unrest broke out in Solomon Islands, putting the lives and property of the people at great risk. The China Town and Chinese community in Honiara suffered severe losses.

China firmly supports the Solomon Islands government in ending the violence and chaos and maintaining stability. At the request of the Solomon Islands government, China has provided multiple batches of police equipment and sent an ad-hoc police advisory team to the country to conduct training and help its police strengthen capacity-building, which has been widely praised by the Solomon Islands government and all sectors of society.

As two sovereign and independent states, China and Solomon Islands conduct normal law enforcement and security cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, which conforms to international law and customary practice. Such cooperation is conducive to maintaining stability in Solomon Islands, promoting regional peace and stability, and enhancing the common interests of China, Solomon Islands and other countries in the region. Any so-called “concerns” expressed by some countries recently on China and Solomon Islands law enforcement and security cooperation make no sense and are not necessary.