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Pacific divided on Biden’s charm offensive with calls for more ‘results on the ground’

US pledges $200m in funding for Pacific nations as Washington draws criticism for ‘trying to play catch up’ in the region

China’s rising power in the Pacific explained in 30 seconds

US president Joe Biden’s latest bid to woo Pacific nations has been broadly welcomed by the region’s leaders and analysts, while some called for more to be done to support their economies and sought “results on the ground” over pledges.

Biden hosted a group of Pacific leaders at a summit in Washington this week, after a similar meeting a year earlier, in an effort widely seen as a push against China’s growing presence in the region.

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