Biden’s no-show a blow to Pacific pushback against China

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Biden hosted an unprecedented summit of Pacific island leaders last year. His three-hour stop in Port Moresby would have been a first there by a sitting US president, and the island nation had declared a public holiday in his honour. Mr Biden had been scheduled to meet 18 Pacific island leaders there. “They’re obviously disappointed that the President will not be the first ever President of the United States to go to Papua New Guinea,” Mr Sullivan said. “But they are also very mindful of the fact that this President has done more in terms of his personal engagement with...