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US to re-open Solomon Islands embassy

US to re-open Solomon Islands embassy

By Naveel Krishant
13/02/2022
[Photo: Getty Image]

The United States has said it will re-establish a Solomon Islands embassy as it attempts to curb China's influence in the Pacific Island nation.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the decision while in Fiji on a tour of the region.

A US official says China was "aggressively seeking to engage" political and business leaders in the Solomons, with its actions "causing real concerns".

The islands' US embassy closed in 1993.

[Source: BBC]

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