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U.S. will open embassy in Solomon Islands; administration says prime minister vowed no Chinese military base
Summary
Sen. Mitt Romney warned that a reported security pact between the Solomon Islands and China is "alarming" and asked whether it would permit a Chinese military presence. The secretary said a U.S. delegation met the Solomons' prime minister, the U.S. plans to open an embassy, and the prime minister vowed there would be "no Chinese military base, no long term presence, no power projection capability."
Sen. Mitt Romney told the secretary he was "concerned" about reports that the Solomon Islands had entered a military agreement with China and asked whether the pact would allow a Chinese military presence that could not be reversed.
"I was concerned with the report about…
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