Tonga’s princess royal rails against democracy
Renews focus on her curious devotion to China and them to her
Tonga’s 71-year-old princess royal, Salote Pilolevu, has launched an outlandish attack on ‘little two-legged devils’ of democracy in her kingdom and Pacific region.
Eighth-in-line to the throne, currently held by her 63-year-old brother, King Tupou VI, she is shamelessly propped up by China, in apparent opposition to the position of Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni who has a frail hold on power.
Beijing’s devotion comes against a background of extensive Chinese activity in the kingdom which is also home to an inexplicably large Chinese Embassy.
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