FILE - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare reviews an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Oct. 9, 2019. Sogavare said Thursday, July 14, 2022 that his country’s new security pact with Beijing would not allow China to build a military base on the South Pacific nation and make his citizens "targets for potential military strikes." (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)