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Biden hosts first ever US-Pacific Island Country Summit in Washington

President Joe Biden is hosting the first ever US-Pacific Island Country Summit this week, a multi-day event in Washington focused on cooperation with the United States' countries in the Pacific region.

Later Thursday, Biden will host the Pacific leaders for dinner at the White House and participate in an official family photo.

President Joe Biden will host leaders of Pacific Island countries for a summit at the White House from September 28-29, the latest U.S. effort to strengthen ties with a region that is increasingly the focus of competition between China and the United States and its partners. While China is a major force behind the United States’ effort to reengage with the Pacific Islands, strategic competition has also reawakened Washington to its fundamental interests in the region, which have existed for many decades, and long predate the current era of U.S.-China rivalry.

The Senate ratified an international climate treaty to phase out hydrofluorocarbons -- potent greenhouse gases used in air conditioning and refrigeration.