Joe Biden is set to become the first sitting United States president in history to visit Papua New Guinea, the White House has said, as Washington continues to shore up support among countries in the Pacific as part of a wider effort to counter Beijing.
Biden will travel to the country of approximately 9.4 million people later this month between visits to Japan for a Group of 7 (G7) meeting and to Australia, where he will hold talks with leaders of the so-called “Quad” grouping of Australia, India, Japan and the US.
