The Emperor of the American Empire ordered the head of states of the Pacific Islands to the White House in the hope of coercing them to sign a joint statement against China and Russia. Surprisingly, the leaders of the Pacific Islands are more enlightened than many countries in the world and had seen through the plot of the Americans and refused to budge. No joint statement to denounce or condemn China and Russia. They came and they went, leaving the Americans in the lurch, still wondering why the Pacific Islanders have unanimously stood together to speak in one voice and act as a group of independent sovereign states, telling the Americans to mind their own business, that they are in charge of their own affairs and will chart the course of their future development.
The Americans tried, Biden and Blinken, to dangle some carrot in front of the islanders, to take the bait, to come under the umbrella and 'protection' of the Empire. The islanders are facing external threats, from who, the Americans alleged. And the Americans would be there to protect them. This was the first insult to the islanders. The islanders are very safe in their own ways and any external threats are likely to come from Australia and the Americans.
The second insult, the Americans wanted to send their warships to patrol the region, in the name of protecting the Pacific Islands. The truth is to control the Pacific Islands militarily with the presence of their warships and eventually military bases. No way would the Pacific Islands be controlled by any big powers. They are absolutely capable of protecting their waters. Where is the threat? The obvious threats are from the AngloSaxon tribes, wanting to send their warships to control the waters around the Pacific Islands. In fact both the Americans and the British sent a warship each without consultation with the Pacific Islands, without their agreement or approval, to want to patrol the waters. This is an act of aggression, a haughty and condescending act, thinking that the islanders are stupid and could not see the sinister ploy of the AngloSaxons. The Solomon Islands had given notice to the Americans and Brits not to send their warships to the region without their approval. Period.
As far as the Pacific Islands are concerned, they do not need the Americans presence after decades of neglect and exploitations. The Marshall Islands still have vivid memories of the American nuclear tests on their islands and treating their people as guinea pigs, exposing them to the harm caused by nuclear explosion and radiation. While the Americans had totally abandoned and ignored the interests of the Pacific Islanders, China was there all the time to trade and to offer assistance, to help in infrastructure development that benefitted the islanders. The Americans are coming back now after seeing what the Chinese have contributed to the well beings of the islanders, and would likely to continue to ignore the islanders if not of Chinese presence. This is something that the islanders could see clearly, that the Americans are opportunistic and only care about America's own interest. If China is not helping and working with them, the Americans would not be bothered with them.
The emptiness of the summit with Biden is the best indication of where the Americans stand in the eyes of the Pacific Islanders. The Pacific Islanders would be their own masters and are fully able to take care of their own interests. The Americans can no longer deceive them or stir trouble in the region. Any attempt to include a security clause in any joint statement would provide an opportunity for the Americans to muscle into the Pacific Islands with their military and warships, to take control over the region, to control the Pacific Islanders The Pacific Islanders are not stupid and are fully aware of the Americans intention.
PS. Everywhere the Americans go, they hyped about security threats, accusing others as threats and inviting themselves to be the policemen, not just to counter the threat but in reality to control and turn countries into their stooges.