The Solomon Islands recently turned down an offer for Japan to conduct maritime security operations even as it moves to cancel a government official for refusing to take a bribe from the now-favored Chinese Communist Party. The government used the allegation that Japan is not dealing with the Fukishima wastewater problem. The government official who was ousted as premier of Malaiata after protesting the government’s decision to draw closer to the CCP said of the move, “It seems to be a normal thing for them to come to my office with huge money,” he said. “One time I closed down a Chinese shop in my province for not following the procedures to operate in the province, and they gave me lots of money, saying … ‘This money is for you and your children, to allow our business to continue, because we employ more of your people.’”
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