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China’s foreign minister starts Pacific tour in the Solomons

FILE - Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi talk during a ceremony to mark the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Solomon Islands and China at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 21, 2019. Wang is visiting the South Pacific with a 20-person delegation this week in a display of Beijing's growing military and diplomatic presence in the region. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool, File)

China’s foreign minister starts Pacific tour in the Solomons