WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday raised considerations a couple of safety settlement between China and the Solomon Islands, the White Home stated.

“The US and New Zealand share a priority that the institution of a persistent army presence within the Pacific by a state that doesn’t share our values or safety pursuits would basically alter the strategic steadiness of the area and pose national-security considerations to each our nations,” the White Home stated in a press release.