China hits back at Australia over Solomon Islands, saying 'the Pacific is not someone's backyard'
China has slammed Australia for opposing its security pact with Solomon Islands, calling it a colonialist myth-driven violation of sovereignty and saying Canberra had no right to lay down any "red line".
This came as Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said a Chinese military base in the South Pacific nation would be a "red line" for his government, days after Beijing and Honiara confirmed the signing of the deal without revealing details.
Talk of China building a naval base on Solomon Islands was "purely fake news", Chinese defence ministry spokesman Tan Kefei said on Thursday, accusing the Australian government and media of intentionally distorting facts and creating tension.
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-hits-back-australia-over-093000518.html
Oh the irony. 