Solomon Islands bids farewell to a polarising PM who became the Pacific’s most China-friendly leader

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Solomon Islands bids farewell to a polarising PM who became the Pacific’s most China-friendly leader

Although Manasseh Sogavare’s time as prime minister of Solomon Islands is finished, his country’s relationship with China may still have some way to runAs Manasseh Sogavare, the most outwardly China-friendly leader of a Pacific island country, conceded his time as prime minister of Solomon Islands was up, he didn’t appear to be quite ready to forgive and forget.Announcing his departure in a post-election press conference on Monday, Sogavare lame…