在新冠肺炎疫情继续影响全球的2021年,新上任的拜登政府继续谋求扩大美国对太平洋岛国的影响力。这突出表现为,军事上将太平洋岛国定位为印太地区的“优先合作伙伴”,继续通过多边和双边方式加强在该地区的安全合作;线上线下多层次发展对太平洋岛国的政治关系;转变气候变化方针以赢得太平洋岛国普遍欢迎;在发展援助、贸易、经济合作等多个领域扩大与太平洋岛国的经济关系,防疫援助成为发展对岛国关系的重要手段;持续开展各类文化活动,输出美式价值观。
<<As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the world in 2021,the Biden administration seek to continue expanding U.S. influence in the Pacific Island Countries. Which outstanding performance on their intention to define Pacific Island countries(PICs)as military “priority partners” in the Indo-Pacific region and keep strengthening security cooperation through multilateral and bilateral means;developing political relations with PICs both online and offline at multiple levels;changing their policy on climate change issues to wins compliments from PICs;expanding economic relations with the PICs in various fields,including development assistance,trade and economic cooperation,its pandemic prevention assistance has becames an important means of promoting US-PICs relations;carrying out various cultural activities to export American sense of values.
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