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Pacific big enough for US, China

Hillary plays down rivalry

AFP, Avarua
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday said that the South Pacific was big enough for both the United States and China but urged the Asian power to distribute its growing aid fairly.
Hillary vowed that the United States would remain committed to the South Pacific "for the long haul" and offered new aid as she became the first US secretary of state to take part in an annual summit in the vast but sparsely populated region.
Her visit comes as several island states forge closer ties with China, which according to Australia's Lowy Institute has pledged more than $600 million in low-interest and mostly strings-free loans to the South Pacific since 2005.
The US secretary of state, who will visit Beijing next week for talks on the often fractious relationship between the world's two largest economies, played down rivalries in the South Pacific during the summit in the tiny Cook Islands.
"We think it is important for the Pacific island nations to have good relationships with as many partners as possible and that includes China and the United States," she told reporters.
Hillary, in an address to the 15-nation Pacific Islands Forum, said that all nations had "important contributions and stakes" in the security and prosperity of the region.
" I think, after all, the Pacific is big enough for all of us," she said, in a line she used repeatedly during her visit.
Chinese state media have accused Hillary Clinton of seeking to "contain" the rise of the Asian nation through her latest tour of the region.
However, China's Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai, who is also attending the Pacific forum, told reporters Beijing's presence in the Pacific was not about geo-political influence.
Tiankai sounded a conciliatory note during his speech, saying Thursday that China was "in this region not to seek any particular influence, still less dominance.
Cui said that China was willing to work with other countries but added that China will not change it's policy for the region.
Any potential US attempt to contest China's role would be fraught with difficulties as several nations in the region have embraced China, with Samoa's leader saying in June that the Asian power was a greater friend than Washington.
Prime Minister Henry Puna of the Cook Islands welcomed the renewed US interest but made clear the region would not distance itself from China.
"They've (China) been very good to us," Puna said. "There is certainly room for both in the Pacific."
She said that the US would welcome greater coordination with China on aid as well in protecting water resources and disaster relief. She announced $32 million in new aid projects,