Australian media article: In addition to blaming China, what did the West do for the South Pacific country?

Reference News Network reported on July 10 that the Australian Financial Review website published on July 8th that when the West accused China, we wanted to ask: What did you do? "The article, the author is Doros Wicom, the article is excerpted as follows:

Since my motherland's Solomon Islands have agreed to reach a security agreement with China, Western media has always spoiled the Solomon Islands on the danger of that agreement.

However, I personally think that the focus of attention should be placed in the Western world and what should be done to "fight" the agreement. The people of the Solomon Islands face difficult economic reality every day. This is why most people don't care so much about China.

They are even more worried about no water, no basic sanitary conditions, and no electricity. There are very few employment opportunities, limited medical conditions, and a large number of children develop slowly because of poor diet.

The Solomon Islands were originally easily affected by earthquakes, tsunami, and storms. Now, because of climate change, they have to face new terrible threats, including coral bleaching and rising sea levels.

We did not blame anyone, but given that Western leaders are accusing China and criticizing our leaders, we have to ask: What did you do before?

This week, we celebrated the 44th anniversary of the Solomon Islands. For so many years, I have felt a strong patriotic tendency among compatriots for the first time. Why? This question is not easy to answer, but I think the people of the Solomon Islands want to have greater control over their future and want to live a good life.

It is difficult for you to ignore China's increasing sense of existence in the Solomon Islands capital. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Solomon Islands and Beijing in 2019, the business operated by Chinese people (covering the fields of construction, hardware, fisheries, transportation, etc.) has quickly become part of the local economy.

Chinese construction companies are building a new wing building of our main hospitals, which will greatly enhance the hospital's ability. Chinese companies are still building a stadium we should have long, and the Pacific Games next year will be held there.

After recent development, the United States and Australia have to pay attention to us again. They promised to further participate in local affairs and launch a plan to re -open the US Embassy in Honey and train local journalists.

But the Solomon Islands will no longer expect what the big country will decide what they need and what they want -to turn to China is the first signal of this transformation.

There are no other choices such as small nations such as small, fragile but strategic significance, and can only grasp the direction ourselves and make any friends we can find.

This is the Solomon Islands, a China Pacific Games Stadium in the Solomon Islands, which was aided by the Pacific Games project and football field (Xinhua News Agency), which was shot in the Solomon Islands Capital Henia La on May 4th (Xinhua News Agency)

Source: Reference Message Network

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