Category: Compacts of Free Association

US Aims to Allocate Over $7 Billion in Aid for Pacific Islands to Counter China

March 24, 2023
Asia & PacificChinaCompacts of Free AssociationGlobal ExpansionInternational RelationsMarshall IslandsMicronesiaPalauPolicies & ImpactsSpecial TopicsUSWorld
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The Biden administration aims to allocate $7.1 billion in funding for three Pacific Island nations with which the United States has economic and defense ties, a U.S. official said on March 23, in a move to counter Beijing’s influence in the region. State Department official Jane Bocklage told a congressional hearing that President Joe Biden’s…

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US Risks Losing Pre-eminent Power in Pacific Islands to China: Security Experts

August 1, 2022
alexander grayChinaCompacts of Free AssociationGrant NewshamPacific IslandsThreat from Communist ChinaUS-China relations
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The Pacific Islands have been in the spotlight, especially in the aftermath of the newly-signed China-Solomon Islands security agreement that would pave the way for the regime to station its military forces there. The territory sits in the second island chain that contains U.S. Naval Base Guam. Given its strategic position, if the United States…

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