The U.S. government has announced that it will launch a new cooperation framework consisting of five countries, including Japan and Australia, to strengthen support for island nations in the Pacific region, in opposition to China, which is increasing its influence in the Pacific region. It seems that there is some aim.
The White House in the United States announced in a statement on the 24th that it will launch a new framework of cooperation with Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom to strengthen support for solving the challenges facing island nations in the Pacific region. Did.
The five countries said they had held high-level talks with the Pacific island nations for two days until the 24th, focusing on issues that are particularly important to the island nations, such as climate change countermeasures, maritime security, health and education. I am going to work on it.
He also said that he would cooperate through a framework in which island countries participate, such as the "Pacific Islands Forum," and emphasized that "cooperation will be led by Pacific countries at every stage."
In the background, China, which the Biden administration considers to be the "largest competitor", is rapidly increasing its influence in the region, such as signing a security agreement with the Solomon Islands in April. ..
The United States wants to hold a meeting inviting the foreign ministers of the island nations by the end of the year, and it seems that it aims to secure influence in the Pacific region through a new framework of cooperation and to counter China.