Chinese Foreign Ministry denies reports of Beijing's desire to build a military base in the Solomon Islands

This is reported by RIA Novosti.

"The claims spread by some people with ulterior motives about the so-called Chinese military base in the Solomon Islands are disinformation," said Wang Wenbin.

According to him, security cooperation between the two countries is based on the principle of mutual equality.

On April 22, it became known that a US delegation arrived in the Solomon Islands, headed by a high-ranking official from the Joe Biden administration, Kurt Campbell.

The visit of US officials was connected with the recent signing of an agreement between the Solomon Islands and China in the field of security.

As Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison noted, the construction of a military base by China in the Solomon Islands will be a red line for Canberra and Washington.