Taipei to Join PIF Leaders’ Meeting
The forum said Taiwan will send a delegation as members kept an open invitation for this year’s meetings, despite China’s objections.
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China urged the Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum not to undermine diplomatic relations after the confirmation of Taiwan's presence at the next summit.
China warned a senior Pacific Island diplomat on Tuesday to "avoid the healthy and stable development of relations", after the diplomat announced that Taiwan would participate in the annual meeting of leaders of the region. Taiwan was prevented from participating in last year's Pacific Island Leaders Forum, after protests from Beijing, which claims the democratically elected island as part of its territory.
The Pacific Island Forum (PIF), a group of 18 Pacific island nations, has decided to invite Taiwan to its summit to be held in Palau later this month. These countries, many of which had leaned toward China as it expanded its influence in the Pacific, now appear to be distancing themselves from China by broadening their ties with Taiwan, which China does not recognize as an independent state. The turbulent security environment, caused by factors …
Taipei to join PIF leaders’ meeting
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.China and Taiwan are important partners to the region, a Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) official told reporters l
(Hanoi=Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Jin-hyung = Taiwan has decided to attend the Summit of Pacific Island Nations to be held in the Pacific island nation of Palau at the end of this month, expanding its influence in the Pacific...
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