The agreement signed by China with the Solomon Islands could have implications for security in the region and will likely be discussed today between the leaders of Japan and New Zealand, Fumio Kishida and Jacinda Ardern. The announcement was made by the Japanese cabinet chief Hirokazu Matsuno, who said he was worried.
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The American National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and the President of the Federated States of Micronesia, David Panuelo, also expressed in a meeting “their common concern over the signing of a bilateral security agreement by the People’s Republic of China and the Solomon Islands. “. In the face-to-face, Sullivan “reaffirmed the solid US commitment to the security and prosperity of freely associated states” and discussed “issues of common concern in the Pacific Island region.”