Pacific Islands Forum split could cost region’s global role
AUCKLAND, Feb 14, 2021, RNZ. Breaking up the Pacific Islands Forum would be a lost…
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Micronesian nations to quit Pacific’s peak regional body, leaving it in disarray
CANBERRA, Feb 9, 2021, ABC News. Five Micronesian countries have announced they will be leaving…
Micronesian nations to withdraw from Pacific Islands Forum if concerns not heeded
NGERULMUD, Oct 4, 2020, RNZ. Leaders of five Micronesian nations say they will withdraw from…
[Analytics] China expands its island-building strategy into the mid-Pacific
The world knows the Republic of Kiribati as a very low-lying nation in the mid-Pacific…
Re-elected Kiribati president says heated election reflects democracy
TARAWA, Jun 25, 2020, RNZ. The newly re-elected president of Kiribati says the tough election…
Pro-China Taneti Maamau wins presidential re-election in Kiribati
TARAWA, Jun 23, 2020, The Guardian. Taneti Maamau was re-elected on Monday to a second…
Key info on coronavirus spread in Pacific to released in 9 languages: NZ govt
WELLINGTON, Mar 29, 2020, RNZ. New Zealand’s Ministry for Pacific Peoples has translated key messages…
Kiribati, FSM, Marshall Islands ban travellers from countries where the coronavirus has been confirmed
PALIKIR, Feb 2, 2020, RNZ. In the wake of the World Health Organization declaring the…
Xi urges BRI efforts with Kiribati
BEIJING, Jan 7, 2020, China Daily. President Xi Jinping called for joint efforts with the…
Kiribati President denies govt behind early Parliament close
TARAWA, Nov 19, 2019, RNZ. Kiribati President Taneti Maamau has denied any government involvement in…
[Analytics] Does it matter if Taiwan loses formal recognition?
In September 2019 both Solomon Islands and Kiribati ended diplomatic relations with Taiwan (formally the…
[Analytics] Beijing’s pressure will only push Taiwan further out of reach
China hopes its strong-arm tactics will persuade the Taiwanese public to spurn Tsai Ing-wen in…
Diplomatic switches from Taipei to Beijing continues in Pacific
TARAWA, Oct 3, 2019, Hawai’i Public Radio. Last month, two Pacific island nations switched diplomatic…
Taipei contemplates friendless future as Beijing woos remaining allies
TAIPEI, Sep 29, 2019, SCMP. Taiwan is wondering how many diplomatic allies it can afford…
China restores diplomatic relations with Kiribati
BEIJING, Sep 29, 2019, Kyodo. China and the Pacific island nation of Kiribati have signed…