US officials off to Solomon Islands amid concern over draft security pact with China

By The Associated Press

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012.

National Security Council Indo-Pacific corrdinator Kurt Campbell will lead the U.S. delegation after the Solomons and China initialed a draft agreement of a security pact last month.

(Image credit: Lai Seng Sin/AP)

Source: US officials off to Solomon Islands amid concern over draft security pact with China