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Pacific Islands Forum statement on China missile test
The story so farPacific Islands Forum leaders approved a statement expressing concern over China's missile launch, despite dissent from Nauru, after a prior August meeting had failed to agree on any such statement condemning the test. Pacific island leaders expressed concern over China's missile launch at the forum, according to Nikkei Asia. The Pacific Islands Forum has been described as fizzling, with leaders staying away specifically over debates about Taiwan's presence at the summit.
Still watching
- Which countries sided with Nauru in opposing the missile launch statement, if any, before the consensus was reached?
- Did the forum address the Taiwan presence debate formally, and what was the outcome of that discussion?
- What specific 'wolf warrior' behaviours did Taiwan identify as prompting its condemnation at the forum?
- Why did Nauru dissent from the consensus statement on China's missile launch, and what is Nauru's current diplomatic relationship with China?
- What was the nature and location of China's missile launch that Pacific island leaders expressed concern about?
- How did other PIF member states respond to Taiwan's allegations of Chinese bullying at the summit?
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Pacific Islands Forum statement on China missile test
- Pacific Islands Forum leaders approved a statement expressing concern over China's missile launch, despite dissent from Nauru, after a prior August meeting had failed to agree on any such statement condemning the test.
- Pacific island leaders expressed concern over China's missile launch at the forum, according to Nikkei Asia.
- The Pacific Islands Forum has been described as fizzling, with leaders staying away specifically over debates about Taiwan's presence at the summit.
Taiwan foreign minister accusing China of bullying at Pacific forum
- Taiwan's foreign minister publicly decried Chinese 'bullying' at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, according to Nikkei Asia.
- China is reportedly intensifying its pressure campaign against Taiwan's Pacific presence even after countries switch diplomatic recognition to Beijing, according to a Foreign Policy analysis.
Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Palau amid China tensions and leader absences
- The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) has kicked off in Palau with several world leaders absent, casting a shadow over the bloc's key annual summit.
- The United States, China, Japan, and Singapore have rejoined the Pacific Islands Forum as dialogue partners after being excluded from last year's meeting.
- China's absence at the leadership level is among the notable gaps at the Palau summit, alongside other missing heads of government, according to Nikkei Asia.
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