WASHINGTON: The White House confirmed on Tuesday (May 9) that Joe Biden will visit Papua New Guinea in May, a 'historic' first trip for a sitting US president, as Washington vies with Beijing for influence in the region. Biden will also meet with Pacific Island leaders as he seeks to deepen cooperation on
WASHINGTON: The White House confirmed on Tuesday that Joe Biden will visit Papua New Guinea in May, a"historic" first trip for a sitting US president, as Washington vies with Beijing for influence in the region.
The trip will come as Biden travels from the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan to the Quad Leaders' summit in Sydney, Australia later this month. Last month, Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko told a news conference Biden would attend bilateral talks with his hosts and is"also having a meeting with the 18 Pacific Island leaders".
China recently signed a secretive security pact with Solomon Islands, east of Papua New Guinea, that could allow Chinese troops to be deployed or based there.
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