Advertisement On October 18, 2023, two statements were made at the United Nations — one condemning China’s human rights record in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, and the other backing China’s position in these regions. The first statement, led by the U.K., was endorsed by 51 countries, with seven Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) members among … Read more
Advertisement As with the inaugural summit last year, the second U.S.-Pacific Islands summit in Washington, D.C., featured a raft of initiatives with attached dollar signs and U.S. government involvement from President Joe Biden down. The message of this summit, in line with Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s message to the Pacific Islands Forum leaders in … Read more
Advertisement In the spring of 2022, news leaked that Solomon Islands was about to sign a new security pact with China. That served as a harsh awakening for the United States that Beijing’s influence in the Pacific Islands region was growing. Since then, Washington has majorly stepped up its engagement with the regional countries, highlighted … Read more