On commercial diplomacy, the United States is shifting assistance toward private-sector-led growth, including efforts with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan to connect every Pacific Islands Forum country to a trusted undersea cable network. A second Pacific Investment Summit is scheduled to be hosted in early 2027.
Failures involving agentic AI systems, he said, could disrupt essential services, fracture communications, destabilise critical infrastructure and undermine democratic institutions. Entire populations could lose access to clean water, heating and financial services.
As part of the operation, FBI agents were deployed to Thailand, where they worked with partners to analyze evidence collected from the seized Shunda compound in Burma. Investigators reviewed more than 8,000 mobile phones and 1,500 computers, revealing a structured chain of command. The findings led to charges against two alleged managers, Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie, who remain in Thai custody on immigration-related offenses.