Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare (C) will host a high-level US delegation this weekend - Copyright AFP/File William WEST A high-ranking US delegation lands in the Solomon Islands Saturday, as Washington wrestles with Beijing for influence in the region months after the Pacific nation signed a secretive security pact with China. China’s growing might in the Asia-Pacific will be on display this weekend as it continues to stage military drills encircling Taiwan in a show of force following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruled island. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman heads the US delegation visiting...