US President Joe Biden will meet with Pacific leaders in Washington on 29 September. Figure: Retrieved from Biden’s Twitter (archive photo )
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Recently, the Solomon Islands signed an extensive US-led partnership agreement with 13 other Pacific island countries. Relations with the US have improved and the Philippines, Australia, the UK and Italy have also made policy changes, forming a “sound” Against the “anti-Chinese” trend, the United States may have played a decisive role.
According to the “Epoch Times” report, in April this year China and the Solomon Islands reached a security agreement, which attracted the vigilance of Western countries. At the same time, the United States and Australia have strengthened their deployment in the Pacific region.Secretary of State Blinken (Antonio Beat ) announced it would reopen its embassy in the Solomon Islands, adding more than $ 800 million in aid to Pacific island nations.
Epoch Times columnist Wang He believes the United States has tremendous influence over Solomon and the entire South Pacific island nation. Solomon is now forced to change his attitude, largely because the United States has increased aid to Pacific island countries and implemented the South Pacific version of the “Marshall Plan” (a free aid program).
Wang He said that in this way, the CCP’s penetration of Nantai and Solomon is weak in comparison, and the change in Solomon’s attitude is also considered from the standpoint of interests.
In addition to Solomon, Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.Joe Biden ) held their first meeting. The two pledged to strengthen their alliances, emphasizing support for freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea.
Wang He said former Philippine president Duterte was relatively close to China , but the new president is readjusting the Philippines’ political orientation between the US and China . Wang He said: “The policy is unlikely to produce a drastic change, but his adjustment of the strategy will be more inclined to the United States in terms of the balance between the United States and China . The reason is that his father Marcos was exiled to the United States . United, and its relationship with the United States is relatively close, deep. “