Solomon Islands PM Calls for Pause on Forum Dialogue Partner Meeting
SOLOMON ISLANDS, AUG 9 – Prime Minister Manele limited attendance to Pacific Islands Forum members to avoid conflict over Taiwan and balance regional pressures, affecting nearly two dozen excluded nations.
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Solomon Islands Blocks US, China, Taiwan from Pacific’s Top Political Meet
SYDNEY, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has said that 21 donor countries, including the United States and China, will not be invited to the region's top political meeting, a move that follows pressure from Beijing to exclude Taiwan.

US, China barred from attending top Pacific political forum
The Solomon Islands prime minister said 21 donor countries wouldn’t be invited to the Pacific Island Forum, a move that follows pressure from China to exclude Taiwan from the meeting.
Solomon Islands defends blocking multiple leaders from Pacific Islands Forum
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele defends his move to block almost two dozen nations from a critical Pacific meeting in Honiara next month, saying he's made a "sovereign" decision in the region's best interests.
The Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Jeremy Manele, stated that 21 Pacific Islands Forum donor countries, including the US and China, would not be invited to a key political meeting in the region, as a result of Beijing's pressure to exclude Taiwan, reports Reuters. The former British Prime Minister Johnson condemns China's intimidation of Taiwan, Reuters Solomon Islands, China's largest Pacific security ally, to host the annual meeting of the Pa…
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