U.S. Opens Embassy in Solomon Islands to Counter China
TimeMAR 15 2023
The decision is a move to counter China's increasingly aggressive stance in the region, with Beijing expanding its military presence in the Indo-Pacific. The move is viewed as a necessary response to China's security pact with the Solomon Islands last year, and US diplomatic relations in the "Blue Continent" must improve.
The US's diplomatic campaign in the South Pacific is an attempt to restore its geostrategic hegemony, regardless of the devastation Western enslavement has had historically in the region. Whilst China opposes the condescending approaches of the Western powers, basing their relationships on mutual respect and benefits, Biden and the US will continue to attempt to undermine such processes for their own self-interests.