Solomon Islands’ Prominent China Critic Allegedly Gets US Travel Visa

Solomon Islands’ Prominent China Critic Allegedly Gets US Travel Visa
The streets of downtown Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, on Dec. 6, 2021. Mavis Podokolo/AFP via Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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Daniel Suidani, the former premier of the Malaita province in the Solomon Islands and a known critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), allegedly got a visa on April 4 to travel to the United States after bipartisan congressional support poured in for his cause.

The development happened almost two months after Suidani was ousted from power in a no-confidence motion, allegedly for his vocal criticism of his country’s controversial relationship with China.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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