Solomon Islands PM rules out China military base and says Australia is 'security partner of choice'

Exclusive: In his first interview since the security deal with Beijing, Manasseh Sogavare says he would only call on China if there was a 'gap' that Australia could not fill Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast The prime minister of Solomon Islands has guaranteed there will never be a Chinese military base in his country, saying that any such deal with Beijing would undermine regional security, make Solomon Islands an "enemy" and "put our country and our people as...