http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Is ... nd_tsunamiIn April 2006 allegations that the newly elected Prime Minister Snyder Rini had used bribes from Chinese businessmen to buy the votes of members of Parliament led to mass rioting in the capital Honiara. A deep underlying resentment against the minority Chinese business community led to much of Chinatown in the city being destroyed. Tensions had also been increased by the belief that large sums of money were being exported to China. China sent chartered aircraft to evacuate hundreds of Chinese who fled to avoid the riots. Evacuation of Australian and British citizens was on a much smaller scale. Further Australian, New Zealand and Fijian police and troops were dispatched to try to quell the unrest. Rini eventually resigned before facing a motion of no-confidence in Parliament, and Parliament elected Manasseh Sogavare as Prime Minister.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW8qgmZeipgRioting in the Solomon Islands
http://www.life.com/image/57371200HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS - APRIL 20: A Chinese merchant surveys damage to China Town from the safety of a moving vehicle on April 20, 2006 in Honiara, Solomon Islands. People have been rioting in protest at the result of the recent Parliamentary elections.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW6X9YAR2f4A People Divided - Solomon Islands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatowns_in_OceaniaThere is an active Chinatown in the city of Honiara on the Solomon Islands. It was badly damaged in rioting in April 2006, following the election of Snyder Rini as Prime Minister.
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20060425_1.htmAustralian and New Zealand troops and police have landed in the troubled capital of the Solomon Islands to try to quell two days of rioting and looting sparked by the election of a prime minister who foes say is being funded by Taiwan. Rioters claimed the new government of Snyder Rini, who was elected by secret parliamentary ballot Tuesday, would be heavily influenced by the government in Taipei, which the Solomons recognizes diplomatically, and businessmen among some 2,000 ethnic Chinese in the South Pacific nation's 538,000 population.
http://erwin.bernhardt.net.nz/oceania/s ... atown.htmlIn 2006, riots broke out following the election of Snyder Rini as Prime Minister, destroying part of Chinatown and displacing more than 1000 Chinese residents.
http://www.google.com.hk/search?sclient ... bx=1&cad=hhoniara chinatown