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US Hosts Summit to Court Pacific Island Nations

US Hosts Summit to Court Pacific Island Nations

On Wednesday, the two-day US-Pacific Islands Country Summit kicked off as US Pres. Biden hosted leaders from the Pacific Islands amid increasing rivalry between the US and China in the Pacific region. This meeting was announced in June as a first-of-its-kind gathering.

Micronesia Criticizes Japan's Plan to Release Fukushima Water

Micronesia Criticizes Japan's Plan to Release Fukushima Water

On Thursday, in an address to the UN General Assembly, Micronesia's Pres. David Panuelo criticized Japan's plan to release water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.