Budget brinkmanship threatens US security in the Pacific
The US government let financing for the Marshall Islands and Palau lapse at the end of September, less than a week after hosting the US-Pacific Islands Forum Summit meeting in Washington DC. The earmarked funds were not included in the last-minute 45-day stopgap budget passed last week. If not restored, the funding failure could allow China to step in and provide economic assistance that is of great importance to the strategic Pacific Island archipelagos. Neither the Marshall Islands nor Palau
Source: wn.com
