Pacific island states

Chinese and Taiwanese flags are seen in this illustration, 6 August, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Pacific leaders remove Taiwan from communique after China complaint

The Pacific Islands Forum has removed references to Taiwan from a communique issued on Friday after the region's annual leaders meeting, after complaints by China's envoy.

Diplomat Kurt Campbell talks with a group of guests before the start of a meeting with ASEAN leaders and US business representatives as part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) US- ASEAN Special Summit, in Washington, US, May 12, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
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US to step up work with Pacific nations to halt drug trafficking

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at the Sydney Energy Forum in Sydney, Australia July 12, 2022. Brook Mitchell/Pool via REUTERS
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Pacific island states endorse $271 million regional policing plan

US budget fight could create opening for China in the Pacific
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US budget fight could create opening for China in the Pacific