Biden ramps up aid in Pacific Islands summit as China clout grows
Washington (AFP) Sept 30, 2022
US President Joe Biden has announced $810 million in new funding for Pacific Islands at a first-of-a-kind summit with their leaders in Washington, vowing a closer partnership with a strategic but sparsely populated region where China is making inroads. Addressing leaders of South Pacific states including 12 heads of state or government, Biden said Thursday he wanted to show an "enduring comm
