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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Senior White House official Kurt Campbell will arrive in the Solomon Islands on Friday, as Western concerns rise over a security pact the Pacific island nation recently signed with China. Despite a flurry of calls from Washington and its allies not to go ahead with the deal, China and the Solomon Islands said this week they had signed the agreement, with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare telling parliament on Wednesday it would not undermine peace. Sogavare on Friday will join China’s Ambassador Li Ming for the handover of facilities donated by China for Hon…