The U.S. president and New Zealand's prime minister aired shared concern about China's bid to expand its influence in the Pacific on Tuesday and a senior U.S. official said they discussed the need for in-person engagement with Pacific island leaders.
Joe Biden and Jacinda Ardern met at the White House amid a tour of the Pacific island region by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi that has worried New Zealand and the United States and U.S. allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific.
