Harris vows US will strengthen its Pacific islands relations


              Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, is met Pat Conroy, Australia's Minister for Defense Industry as he arrives in, Suva, Fiji, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Albanese is attending the Pacific Islands Forum meeting as China vies for more influence in the Indo-Pacific region. (Joe Armao/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, second left, is met by Ratu Inoke Kubuobola, Fiji Special Envoy to the Pacific, as he arrives in, Suva, Fiji, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Albanese is attending the Pacific Islands Forum meeting as China vies for more influence in the Indo-Pacific region. (Joe Armao/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, is met Pat Conroy, Australia's Minister for Defence Industry as he arrives in, Suva, Fiji, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Albanese is attending the Pacific Islands Forum meeting as China vies for more influence in the Indo-Pacific region. (Joe Armao/Pool via AP)
            
              Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, second left, is met by Ratu Inoke Kubuobola, Fiji Special Envoy to the Pacific, as he arrives in, Suva, Fiji, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Albanese is attending the Pacific Islands Forum meeting as China vies for more influence in the Indo-Pacific region. (Joe Armao/Pool via AP)
            
              FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with state legislators about protecting reproductive rights, Friday, July 8, 2022, in the White House complex in Washington. U.S. Vice President Harris assured Pacific island leaders of more U.S. engagement after acknowledging Wednesday, July 13, the United States may not have previously provided the diplomatic attention the region deserved.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Harris vows US will strengthen its Pacific islands relations