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New data shows US topped China ‘Belt and Road’ spending in Pacific Islands by 2021

Beijing and Washington have been in a tug of war over political influence for the 14 Pacific Island nations.

All domain C2, data sharing key for Talisman Sabre: US 3-star

The new Combined Joint Network Operations Security Center (CJ-NOSC) "gives us the ability [to] collaborate along with our partners, which hasn't existed before," US Lt. Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of Army I Corps, told Breaking Defense.

All-Domain operations key focus of vast Aussie Talisman Sabre exercise

"We've just seen an awesome demonstration of firepower here, from different weapons platforms, from different nations. But importantly, all used the same battlefield command and Strategy Center to aim for those targets," Lt. Gen. Greg Bilton, the Australian Defence Force's chief of joint operations, said.

US touts $810M for Pacific islands to help fend off China, some for Solomons

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken made a bold promise to the Pacific island leaders: “You can count on the United States partnering with you.”

With Harris’s surprise talk, US says it’s ‘stepping up’ in Pacific Islands

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese engaged in a very public and winning hug with Solomon Islands leader Manasseh Sogavere, who repeated his pledge that there would not be any Chinese military bases in his country.

New info on AUKUS sub deal ‘shortly’: NSC’s Kurt Campbell

Campbell, the NSC's coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs, said the US will launch a new effort next week to help the Pacific islands, including initiatives to build new embassies.