(Morning Post) Vice -State Sherman Sunday (August 7) said in an interview on the Solomon Islands that the establishment of a close relationship between the Pacific Island country is a priority of the US President's Biden government.It also emphasized the importance of this visit when regional geopolitical tensions continued to intensify.
Reuters reported that Serman, at the Solomon Islands capital, attended a World War II commemorative event, accusing some governments of trying to destroy rules -based international order.She has not specifically explained which governments have criticized, but the tensions of the United States and China in the Pacific recently have been increasing.
As China expands its influence in the South Pacific, China also signed a security agreement with the Solomon Islands earlier this year, which attracted the attention of allies such as the United States.
Sherman said at the event: "President Biden took the unity with the Pacific Island as a priority of his entire government from the beginning ... As a Pacific family, we established with each otherDeep and long -lasting connections. "? Also attending the event also included senior diplomats in Australia and New Zealand.
Sherman also mentioned her father in the speech of the event -a naval warrior who was injured in the Battle of the Gwadar Can Islands in the Second World War, and warned "the worldSome people ... seem to forget the terrible lessons learned here. "
