Biden to sign defense pact in Papua New Guinea, with eyes on China

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FILE PHOTO: US President Joe Biden speaks as he poses with Federated States of Micronesia's President David Panuelo, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape and other leaders from the U.S.- Pacific Island Country Summit, at the White House in Washington, U.S. September 29, 2022. Washington is seeking to deter Pacific island nations, which span 40 million kilometers of ocean, from security ties with China, a rising concern amid tensions over Taiwan SYDNEY, Australia – United States President Joe Biden will sign defense and surveillance agreements with Papua...