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US outlines Indo-Pacific strategy as Blinken meets with Pacific Island leaders

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken watches a cultural farewell ceremony in Nadi, Fiji on 12 February 2022.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken watches a cultural farewell ceremony in Nadi, Fiji on 12 February 2022. Source: Reuters

The Biden administration has released its Indo-Pacific strategy document aimed at countering what it sees as China's bid to create a regional sphere of influence and become the world's most influential power.


It comes as Antony Blinken wraps up his visit in Australia with Quad alliance leaders, and travels to Fiji to meet with Pacific Island leaders.


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