Police guard a building where three bodies were discovered in Honiara on November 27, 2021. Photo: VCG

The Chinese Embassy in the Solomon Islands has called on Chinese nationals on the island to continue strengthening their security precautions after days of riots impacted Honiara, capital of the southern Pacific nation.

The situation has shown signs of easing, but security precautions still need to be strengthened, an employee at the Chinese Embassy told the Global Times on Sunday.

For the past two days, the embassy has been holding meetings with Chinese nationals on the island in an attempt to register their points of concern and resolve them as efficiently as possible, he said.

On Friday and Sunday, Chinese Ambassador to the Solomon Islands Li Ming visited the Chinatown community in Honiara to check the losses of the Chinese merchants. He urged local government and police to maintain the safety and legal interests of the Chinese community in the country, according to the Chinese Embassy on Sunday.

No Chinese national is reported among the casualties resulting from the riots thus far, said the embassy, the paper.cn reported Sunday.

On Saturday, the AP reported that three burned bodies had been discovered by the island nation's police after the violent protests. 

During the riots, Chinatown in Honiara was exposed to severe attack with property vandalized and looted, resulting in great losses for Chinese merchants. 

A survey of the Chinese nationals' association obtained by the Global Times showed that Chinese merchants in Honiara were impacted in the riots that have lasted several days. Many of them were described as grappling with "homelessness and loss of income."

The turmoil started on November 24 in the city center of Honiara, and soon impacted Chinatown and the Chinese community in the city. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Friday told the press that the crisis "is influenced and encouraged by other powers." 

On Sunday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that more Australian Federal Police personnel are being sent to the Solomon Islands. He noted that there has been no "loss of control," but things are still unstable, according to the ABC.