Beijing looms large as US delegation visits Solomons

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 07, 2022 12:16 am

HONIARA: A high-ranking United States delegation landed in the Solomon Islands on Saturday as Washington wrestles with Beijing for influence in the region months after the Pacific nation signed a secretive security pact with China.

China's growing might in the Asia-Pacific will be on display this weekend as it continues to stage military drills encircling Taiwan in a show of force following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island.

MANASSEH IN THE MIDDLE This Aug. 14, 2017 file photo shows Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at a Lowy Institute event in Sydney, Australia. AP PHOTO

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