Daniel Suidani, a former school teacher turned Solomon Islands provincial leader who won international recognition for his defiance of China, has died in Honiara aged 55. The former premier of Solomon Islands’ largest province rose to international prominence when he banned Chinese companies from entering the province, putting him in open conflict with the pro-Beijing central government of Solomon Islands. McKell Institute CEO and author of ‘Divided Isles: Solomon Islands and the China Switch’ Ed Cavanough joined The World from Sydney.
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