After the shock of the 2022 China-Solomon Islands security deal, the United States has increased engagement in the Pacific.

Other diplomats said U.S. funding for climate adaptation projects vital to small Pacific states was likely to continue, even if rebadged. Pacific leaders balancing ties with Beijing and Washington ...

China sent all of its operational aircraft carriers to sea, while a U.S. "flattop" remained in the Philippine Sea.

Photos published by the U.S. Navy showed the USS Carl Vinson is deployed with six additional F-35C stealth fighter jets.