Washington, DC—President Joe Biden is set to host leaders of Pacific island nations aimed at countering China’s ever-growing influence, proffering
The summit of leaders from the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum will take place Monday and Tuesday , one year after the first meeting, which was also in Washington.
There is “no question that there is some role that the PRC has played in all this…. its assertiveness and influence, including in this region, has been a factor that requires us to sustain our strategic focus,” a senior White House official said on condition of anonymity, referring to China by the abbreviation of its formal name.
“We’re disappointed that he’s chosen not to come to this very special summit,” another White House official said. In exchange, Washington provides economic assistance and security guarantees, and inhabitants of the islands can live and work in the United States. For the summit itself, Biden has prepared a full program, kicking off with an afternoon of American gridiron.
According to the administration officials, the United States will announce the establishment of diplomatic ties with the Cook Islands and Niue, a tiny territory with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants.
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