Solomon Islands security pact with China to stay secret because of legal clause

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Prime Minister Matthew Wale says it is legally impossible to publish the final document because the Sogavare government made binding commitments to the Chinese government when it signed the agreement in 2022. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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