Tiny Cook Islands, Niue to get US embassies amid Biden’s powered-up Pacific push
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Fewer than 2,000 people call isolated Niue home, while the Cook Islands has a permanent population well under 20,000. Biden has put a premium on improving Pacific ties amid rising US concern about China’s influence.