China gifts Solomon Islands police with new equipment days after Australia donation | ABC News

Australia and China are intensifying their battle for influence in Solomon Islands. Both countries have handed expensive new equipment to local police, including guns and mounted water cannon. But some fear the gifts might do more harm than good. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
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