▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁" w ides p read ▁anger ▁at ▁the ▁growing ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁store keep ers ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁ri ot ers ▁dam aged ▁sh ops ▁owned ▁by ▁Chinese - T ong ans ▁in ▁N uk ual of a . ▁ ▁Sol omon ▁Islands ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁H oni ara ' s ▁Ch in at own ▁suffered ▁damage ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁lo oted ▁and ▁burn ed ▁by ▁ri ot ers ▁following ▁a ▁cont ested ▁election . ▁Eth nic ▁Chinese ▁business men ▁were ▁f als ely ▁bl amed ▁for ▁b rib ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands ' ▁Parliament . ▁The ▁government ▁of ▁Taiwan ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁supported ▁the ▁then ▁current ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands . ▁The ▁Chinese ▁business men ▁were ▁mainly ▁small ▁trad ers ▁from ▁main land ▁China ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁interest ▁in ▁local ▁politics . ▁ ▁E uras ia ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁ ▁Israel ▁ ▁Israel ▁and ▁China ▁are ▁seen ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁friendly ▁relationship , ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁survey ▁suggests ▁that ▁a ▁significant ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁population ▁have ▁a ▁positive ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁culture ▁and ▁people . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁histor ically ▁preced ed ▁by ▁the ▁support ▁from ▁local ▁Chinese ▁to ▁Jewish ▁refuge es ▁fle eing ▁from ▁Naz i ▁per sec ution ▁amid st ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁The ▁Jews ▁also ▁gained ▁pra ise ▁on ▁their ▁successful ▁integration ▁within ▁the ▁main stream