So what happens to the Solomon Islands if war breaks out with China? This poses an interesting dilemma, we have no issue with the people of the Solomon Islands, as a close neighbour they travel to Australia for work and holidays. We have history together, some decisive World War II battles were fought in the Solomon Islands, we see them as friends and equals.

This is all thrown out with the Chinese influences bankrolling Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, this is not good for the Solomon Islands in general and certainly not great for the people of the Solomon Islands. If a military conflict were to break out, any military assets in the Solomon Islands are a target. A naval facility is a direct threat to Australia and must be immediately neutralised.

So, a likely scenario is Chinese military assets in the Solomon Islands are immediately neutralised, that means precision bombed. Why I say precision bombed, the Chinese embassy, Chinese military interests need to be taken out without damage to Solomon Island infrastructure or private assets. We certainly do not want to see Solomon Islander loss of life, so such strikes need to be a precision bombing. We need to remember, the people of the Solomon Islands are our friends, so they cannot be injured or killed.

The Chinese government is building a telecommunications network in the Solomon Islands that far exceeds their population and proposed requirements. So, the question needs to be asked, what are they going to do with this excess capability? This is beginning to look like a spy station close to Australia with the intent to track Australian and allied communications, shipping and aircraft movements. These assets along with the Chinese man-made islands with their military bases need to be the first targets in the event of hostilities breaking out. These Chinese assets in the Solomon Islands will be targeted very early on in any hostilities, that is a given.