US: Pacific ‘critically important’
![A US State Department official emphasized the strategic importance of the Pacific islands to the US in a media briefing. US interests in the region include operation of the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll (pictured) in the Marshall Islands. Photo: Giff Johnson. US: Pacific ‘critically important’](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/US-kwaj-5-25.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
GIFF JOHNSON A top US State Department official told reporters Monday that China needs to meet international standards with its loans and infrastructure developments in the Pacific islands. Speaking to media following a meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) organization in Papua New Guinea last weekend, Assistant Secretary of State and Ambassador to […]