US president Biden hosts Pacific leaders in latest pivot

US president Biden hosts Pacific leaders in latest pivot
Diplomatic relations for Mark Brown and Joe Biden. (Image: Getty)
Paul McBeth
US president Joe Biden is hosting 18 leaders of Pacific nations, and recognised Niue and the Cook Islands as sovereign states, in the latest push by the US to shore up its position in the ocean to its western border.New Zealand, represented by foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta, was among the governments to affirm their support for the declaration on the US-Pacific partnership, outlining a shared vision for a resilient Pacific in seven key areas: political leadership and regionalism, partnership and cooperation, climate change and disasters, ocean...

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