Western hypocrisy is a renewable resource

Australia and the United States are trying to put pressure on the Solomon Islands, which signed an agreement with China that allows for the possibility of creating a Chinese military base there. Although China has officially stated that there are no plans to build a military base in the Solomon Islands, Australia says this is a "red line" and that the US and Australia will not tolerate a Chinese military base near Australia. Not so long ago, when Russia said the same thing about NATO bases in Ukraine, Washington said that it does not accept such "red lines"and argued about the right of countries to choose their own alliances. As you can see, this "principle" does not apply to the Solomon Islands. (Excerpt from https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/)