China’s foreign minister Wang Yi blames ‘forces with ulterior motives’ for Solomon Island riots

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has accused “forces with ulterior motives” for inciting riots in the Solomon Islands last month, which have been blamed in part on discontent with China.

Wang made the remarks during the first official exchange with his counterpart in the Pacific Islands country after the unrest in late November, when the Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare was accused of using money from a national development fund that comes from China. Sogavare has rejected allegations of corruption.