let's go to sarah clark, who joins us from brisbin. and sarah is pretty unusual for us actually, of states open a new embassy on a small pacific on and what's taking them to tongue of the it certainly is. this is part of a why to visit to the region. this is his 1st visit at the toner, is the secretary side. it's also his 3rd times the pacific in the last couple of months towards important ally of the united states. but this is, of course, isn't renewed, diplomatic push by the united states to push back on china is a growing influence in the region of the us, as you mentioned, is dedicating it's new embassy that it was the opened in may, but uh, blinking is there today to dedicate that, he's also meeting with the tongue department as to the toner appointment is to has something wilkens his visits as a the 1st us at the top, diplomats to visit this country. it's, as i mentioned, it's a, it's a, a visit to the region, new zealand and australia are also on the scenery. a us secretary of state is talking about a shared vision in a pacific.

sarah clark has more from president tours. the 1st stop on the secretary of state pacific to it's possible why to visit to the region. the next office needs dealings and then estrada. it's a secretary state's 3rd visit to the pacific in just 2 months. it's also a sign that the united states is trying to re engage with the pacific to account of china is growing influence. the tongue is an important ally of the united states and a wednesday anthony, blinking, dedicated the embassy in the tongue and capital. it's part of a diplomatic push across the region with the secretary states, warning all the nations of being moved out by china's predatory age. i think the concerns that we've had a really go to a few things that i think we've seen across the board in some of the investments and the imperative and making sure that they're done transparently according to the rule of law. with regard to the tech to china, we have started, does she have to actually start being of a day to china? we, we don't have any problems or courses with re

all right, let's go over to sarah clark, who's monitoring one of this. she joins us from brisbin and sarah, so it's pretty unusual for us secretary of state to open a new embassy on a very small pacific on. and unless there's a pretty good reason it certainly isn't always important allies for the united states. tongue is one past, all i want a trip to the region. it is a pleasing trip. it's on you have a full days, but it's a 1st stop is in tongue up. and this is where he will be dedicating the new american embassy. it was opened in my but today he'll be officially did occasion. yes, it will. so we meeting with the tongue and prime minister, and this is the, the 1st stop tomorrow with new zealand. and then he'll be coming to prison where i am on friday and says, i know the push will be able to making some focus on what they describing as a shared vision across the in the pacific region. this is the united states, reinforcing that it's not trying to impose united states vision on this region, but a shared vision. and that will include the things security c

let's go to sarah clark, who joins us from baseband as an action packed to tour of the region. so what is the agenda for using the he's been busy, so i thought told me yesterday these even today and he's here in griffin. i in australia on fraud, i got a king go, well, the central goal for this packed and the discussions are the next few days, is simply peace and stability within the indoor pacific. now, the new zealand prime minister and these trying prime minister have made ahead of the a prime minister dealings making this blinking. and the key concern that they've raised is that policing agreements and the security part that's been signed between the solomon islands and china and a concern. and an issue that will be raised at this meeting is china's increasing the transaction within the region. and that being the solomon islands, once again, the security package, the rock, mont, for cool between 20 hour and beijing was signed between china and from long island in the white glove, the rots in one of our last year. now, this has police on the grounds in 20 hours, and that's wh

sarah clark reports from sydney this is suffice of a yes. ken pine. thousands rallied in parks and city centers across the country on sunday, showing support the greater recognition of the strategies 1st nations people. it's one of those moments i think way. i personally want to be on the right side of history. and i think the history of a strong in politics around ab regional culture is quite dismal. we have the great privileges this rarely and to have such an ancient community, continuous culture now in the nation. and it's important, they're recognized for holloman's pos legislation clearing the way for a referendum later this year astride into advice on whether the constitution should be amended to recognize indigenous australians for the 1st time and to establish an advisory body river standing aboriginal and torres strait auditors guarding federal parliament, the campaign declared sunday, a national day of action. today is all about a striking people going out to the people they know their workplace, find sporting areas and saying this

a correspondent sarah clark has been following that nation for us in preston. he's always been told why he's going to be about boosting regional security and infringing military cooperation between the united states and australia. to counter china's increasing an influence, an expansion potential, military expansion, in the end of a civic. now the us is expanding its footprint in australia and by saying that we're talking about more troops being deployed here. more marines about 5 digits in boma is the us will also invest in strategies infrastructure. the military infrastructure. a number of a full spices are included, that being queens at west australia and the northern territory, estrada will fosse truck. it's manufacturer of god. and we saw that a us is a great to handle it, but it's intellectual property to allow for this to go ahead. but of course, the us will, that the benefit from this on the ground that it's now going to secondary source of got it. me solves ok, switches to try that. so security agreements between estrada the u. k. in the us that was ov

sarah clark reports, it's been 2 and a half years since take life said hong kong, i'm a probably democracy, politician now lives in excel in australia. the hong kong government has issued a warrant for his arrest. it's uh, sending uh, white terra, a message to me saying that, oh, what whoever was do, criticizing the cpa china as well resisting and fighting for freedoms. you are now at trouble. you are now under france. i think that's a very clear message to the well did. why is one of i probably democracy active us being pursued by the hong kong government, which is also the bounty of $130000.00 as a reward for information that leads to the wrist. will do what has a legally to pursue the responsible person. the curse is accused of violating the sweeping national security laws, which by aging, imposed on the form of persons coming in 2020 in a bit to stop the protests. the only reason i can think of why they would be doing this is because they run out so pipeline. so the national security cases, because a lot of those can, it says the trial is that the least finished or are about to stop. a