Alone, we are not able to compete with China’s growing presence in the Pacific Ocean
| The US Secretary of State announced that Washington alone does not have the ability to compete with China's growing presence in the Pacific Islands. |
report Mehr News Agency quoted by Al-Mayadeen, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke about Washington’s inability to compete alone with China’s growing presence in the Pacific islands.
Blinken emphasized that even if the United States alone cannot compete with China’s growing influence in the region, it wants a better option than China in the possession of the ocean islands. put it quietly.
The US Secretary of State continued: China has control over many areas in the Pacific Islands, and perhaps the area of these areas is more than we can control. Let’s find.
Also, Blinken mentioned an initiative that was made public during last year’s meeting between US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, based on which Google should lay internet cables in the Pacific Ocean to improve the quality of the internet in distant countries.
Blinken’s words are expressed while the Solomon Islands Parliament elected “Jeremiah Manel” as the country’s prime minister last Thursday. Manel is a supporter of close relations with China.
The close relations between the Solomon Islands and China regarding security issues have caused the concern of the United States of America and Australia.
