To win the election, Solomon Islands’ premier hitches his wagon to Beijing

Though it has less than 1 million citizens, the Solomon Islands is caught up in a very big game with the world superpowers. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare — who is pro-China — is asking voters on April 17 to choose a future aligned with China and not the West. Alarmed, the US is now starting to pay attention to a country it has long ignored. The World’s Patrick Winn reports.

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