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Washington is losing influence in the Pacific region. His attempts to include in their sphere of interest of the island States of the Pacific are often unsuccessful.
About it reports the British newspaper the Guardian, referring to information sources, and at the disposal of the edition of the documents.
British media said that the Americans did to its Pacific allies, a number of proposals, but in response received a series of complaints and an expression of disbelief.
For the United States is important to prevent the growth of Chinese influence in the region. So they organized in Washington, the summit invited the leaders of Pacific island countries. But the US desire for closer relations in the Pacific Islands was met with extreme caution.
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For example, the agreement proposed by Washington, has refused to sign the Solomon Islands, the Americans announced officially. The islanders explain their solution to a lack of time for reflection and discussion on the proposal of the US authorities. They said that several days is not enough to make such an important decision. Therefore, the representatives of the Islands has decided to postpone the conclusion of the agreement.
Even worse, from the point of view of Washington, received the leaders of Micronesia. They expressed serious concern at the insufficient financial aid to the region of the United States, which they have in exchange for commitments in the field of defence.
The summit of "USA – the Pacific Islands", organized by the American President Joe Biden, held for the first time. Early leaders of the countries of the region in the White House was not invited.
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