The Biden administration released its new strategy, as well as plans for $810 million in new aid for Pacific Island nations, as the president prepared to meet with leaders attending the U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summit.
The president addressed the leaders who gathered in Washington for a summit as the White House looks to improve relations in the Pacific amid growing U.S. concern about China’s growing military and economic influence.
“We’re seeing the consequences of climate change around the world very vividly, including in the United States right now, and I know your nations feel it acutely,” Biden said. The Marshall Islands this month suspended talks to renew its security partnership with the US, citing the longstanding impact of U.S. nuclear testing in the area some 70 years ago.
Meg Keen, the director of the Pacific Islands program for the Australia-based Lowy Institute, said the recognition means the Cook Islands and Niue would be eligible for some of the U.S. funding announced by Biden on Thursday.
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