Top US Diplomat Dispatched to Solomon Islands Over Chinese Security Pact: Report

Top US Diplomat Dispatched to Solomon Islands Over Chinese Security Pact: Report
Ships are docked offshore in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, on Nov. 24, 2018. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo
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A top U.S. diplomat is reportedly being dispatched to the Solomon Islands as concern mounts over a security agreement that would open the door for the Beijing regime to station troops and weaponry in the region.

Kurt Campbell, U.S. National Security Council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, is set to travel to the Pacific nation this month, accompanied by Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, according to the Financial Times.