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Renewing Old Ties: U.S. Eyes Strategic Partnership with Solomon Islands Amid China Tensions
The United States will resume Peace Corps work in the Solomons after more than 25 years and provide $6 million for ordnance removal, officials said.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale in Washington, signing a letter of intent to return the Peace Corps after a 25-year hiatus.
- Landau also announced $6 million in State Department funding to expand removal of unexploded World War Two ordnance from Guadalcanal, where the Battle of Guadalcanal was fought between the U.S. and Japan.
- The Solomon Islands, located about 1,240 miles from Australia, signed a security pact with Beijing in 2022 and maintains close ties to China, the U.S. strategic rival in the Pacific region.
- Wale criticized Beijing last week after China test-fired a missile into the South Pacific, stating, "A good friend of Solomon Islands, but this is not something a friend does."
- Between 1971 and 2000, more than 700 Peace Corps volunteers worked in the Solomons on education and health initiatives before political unrest forced the program to suspend operations.
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Renewing Old Ties: U.S. Eyes Strategic Partnership with Solomon Islands Amid China Tensions
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale to strengthen ties and signed a letter to reinstate the Peace Corps. The meeting addressed concerns over China's influence in the region and discussed investment initiatives, including funding for unexploded ordnance removal.
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US and Solomon Islands discuss deepening ties, return of Peace Corps
WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale to discuss deepening ties and signed a letter of intent to return the Peace Corps to the islands after more than 25...
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