Fiji, July 17 -- The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has highlighted its work in Fiji and the wider Pacific as part of a broader U.S strategy to strengthen economic growth, secure critical supply chains and provide what it describes as a transparent alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative.

Testifying before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, MCC Chief of Staff Dan Petrie said the agency has spent more than two decades delivering time-limited development programmes that promote economic growth, reduce poverty and create opportunities for American businesses while supporting U.S national security interests.

Petrie said MCC works only with countries that meet strict eligibility requirements and align with the economic...