The US is courting South Pacific nations yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday afternoon met with visiting Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare in Beijing. The two sides jointly announced the official establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership featuring mutual respect and common development for a new era, with experts saying that China’s successful relations with the Solomon Islands have set an example to guide future cooperation between China and the Pacific Island countries.
Sogavare's visit to deepen ties between China and Solomons globaltimes.cn - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globaltimes.cn Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The White House has announced two upgrades in its interaction with the Pacific Island Countries (PICs): the opening of a new embassy in Tonga and an upcoming visit by President Joe Biden to Papua New Guinea. These moves are widely taken as part of the US intensifying scramble for the South Pacific in order to counter China s influence in the region, which observers said only reflects the country s anxiety under a Cold War mind-set against China.