Lloyd Austin’s arrival in Papua New Guinea marked the first time that an American defense secretary has visited the island nation reflecting its growing strategic importance as the U.S. tries to rein in China’s growing influence in the South Pacific.
Lloyd Austin is first Defense Secretary to visit strategic island nationU.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on July 26 2023Lloyd Austin’s arrival in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday marked the first time that an American Defense Secretary has visited the island nation reflecting its growing strategic importance as the U.S. tries to rein in China’s growing influence in the South Pacific.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited in May to sign the cooperation agreement when he took the place of President Joe Biden who had to cancel a stop in Papua New Guinea so he could return to Washington for negotiations on the debt limit. U.S. officials are also looking towards a possible expansion of a recent “boatrider” agreement that will allow Papua New Guinean military personnel to ride along U.S. Coast Guard vessels as they track unregulated fishing.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin greets a Papua Nee Guinea military official after arriving in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on July 26, 2023That agreement has been seen as a major driver in the broad U.S. effort to reach out to Pacific Island nations that also have tight economic ties with China.
Acknowledging the fine line the U.S. must tread in its outreach to island nations in the South Pacific a senior U.S. defense official made clear that the U.S. is not asking them to have to choose between the U.S. and China. Sora believes the United States moved too quickly in working out the agreement and will have to work to gain support while it is being implemented.
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