“Taiwan is to attend an annual gathering of Pacific island leaders in Palau this month, the regional bloc said, overcoming protests from China that saw Taipei barred from the event last year.”
“Palau, host of the Aug. 30-to-Sept. 4 meeting, as well as Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands, are among Taiwan’s 12 diplomatic partners.” “Forum members Nauru, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands have all switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to Beijing since 2019.”
“The Solomon Islands, the host of last year’s leaders meeting, blocked Taiwan from attending, resulting in all external countries being disinvited to the meeting, despite the island states’ reliance on foreign aid and investment.”
“A joint statement condemning China’s test of an intercontinental ballistic missile in the Pacific last month was still being negotiated, Waqa said, confirming that Nauru and Kiribati had held different positions to other forum members.”
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