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Taiwan thing after another: the Solomon Islands

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Political Tensions Are Rising Fast in the Solomon Islands

There has been a political dimension to social unrest and violence in the solomon islands. Political tensions are rising fast, but it's international political tensions that have a risk of rising as well. The trump administration promised 25 million dollars, a tenth of all new funding in the south pacific to go not to the central government of thesolomon islands,. But this is highly unusual and certainly fed into strains within society on the solomon Islands. Tiwan also attempted to show a good pr side by delivering a medical and protective equipment only to malita, not to the rest of the country. To learn more about making a gift in your will or living trust, visit doctors without boarders dot org

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