The United States of America (USA) has said it will re-establish a Solomon Islands embassy as it attempts to curb China’s influence in the Pacific Island nation.
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- The move is being seen as attempts to curb China’s influence in the Pacific Island nation.
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the decision to reopen the embassy while in Fiji on a tour of the region. It was the first visit by a US secretary of state to Fiji since 1985.
- The US previously operated an embassy in the Solomons for five years before closing it in 1993.
- The move comes several months after the Solomon Islands capital Honiara was rocked by riots sparked by economic problems and anti-China sentiment.
- The island nation switched diplomatic allegiance to China from Taiwan in 2019.
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