US initiative checkmates China in Pacific islands

Oct 23, 2022

Washington [US], October 23 : After the March 2022 news leak that Beijing was working on a secret deal with the Solomon Islands to...

US, Pacific Island leaders reach deal at summit with eye on China

Sep 30, 2022

Washington [US], September 30 : In order to checkmate the Chinese influence in the Pacific Islands, America and Pacific leaders and representatives from 14...

US "disappointed" by Solomon Islands PM's absence from Pacific Islands Leaders Summit at White House

Sep 28, 2023

Members of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) gathered at the White House, where US President Joe Biden urged leaders to "recommit to each other".

US will reopen Solomon Islands embassy to counter China's influence in Indo-Pacific

Feb 14, 2022

Washington [US], February 14 : The US government intends to open an embassy in the Solomon Islands as part of its policy to counter...

US misses opportunity to counter China in Solomon Islands

Nov 28, 2021

Honiara [Solomon Islands], November 28 : The United States, hoping to counter Chinese ambitions in the South-West and South Pacific as an overall part...

US condemns China's demand for removal of Taiwan reference from Pacific Islands Forum Communique

Sep 05, 2024

The US has condemned China's demand for the removal of a Taiwan reference from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) communique, calling it an attempt...