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China, Taiwan: 'Checkbook Diplomacy' in the Islands

Apr 26, 2006 | 23:33 GMT

Summary

The Solomon Islands' Prime Minister Snyder Rini, whose election victory last week sparked riots in the islands, resigned April 26. His resignation will quell the riots, but the problems of China and Taiwan's "checkbook diplomacy" foreign policy among the Pacific Islands will continue, and China seems to have the bigger wallet.

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