Washington. The United States has reopened its embassy in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific after 30 years. A step commensurate with the efforts to contain the growing Chinese influence in the region. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the re-establishment of the diplomatic post is a renewal of “our commitment to the people of the Solomon Islands and our partnership in the Indo-Pacific region.” The United States closed its embassy in the capital, Honiara, in 1993 after the end of the Cold War, which led to a reduction in diplomatic functions and a change in priorities.
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Not only. The United States has increased its military presence in the Philippines, securing access to four military bases in a move aimed at containing Beijing’s objectives in the South China Sea and monitoring the situation in the Taiwan Strait. The agreement was reached during US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s visit to Manila, who met today with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., and is part of the 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), the “pillar” of the alliance between the two countries, said a memo released by the Pentagon. , that their expansion will make the relationship between the two countries “stronger and more flexible.”
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