The Solomon Islands has suspended all foreign naval visits after a United States Navy ship was unable to dock in Honiara.The move, which comes amid regional concerns over China's strengthening ties with the nation, would hold until new processes for granting permission to foreign ships to enter the archipelago's waters was produced, the Solomon Islands government said last night.The US Coast Guard cutter Oliver Henry had been conducting patrols as part of an international mission to prevent illegal fishing when it asked to dock in Honiara earlier this month.
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