/ 08 July 2022

Who needs friends anyway?

Image source: Getty
Image source: Getty

You know when a speaker is praising people, and despite being their mate through thick and thin, they don’t mention you… but they give a shoutout to their new bestie? That happened to Australia in the Solomon Islands yesterday. In a speech marking the Solomons’ national independence day, PM Manasseh Sogavare singled out China, calling it a “worthy partner”. He didn’t mention Australia, but insiders’ spidey senses were twitching when he said that the past 3 years had been “particularly challenging” given recent tensions. China’s regional relationships will be one agenda item at today’s G20 foreign minister summit in Bali, and Australia’s rep Penny Wong will get a chance to talk to China’s Wang Yi about getting the relationship back on track tonight at that meeting. It’ll be the first time Australia and China’s foreign ministers have met in person since November 2019.

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