Kiribati returns to the Pacific Islands Forum, an 18-member regional bloc where several states have ties with Taiwan and not Beijing.
Pacific island leaders arrived in Fiji on Thursday, February 23, for a two-day meeting to formalize the return of Kiribati to the 18-member regional bloc, amid tensions between China and the United States in the strategically located region.
“Set against the backdrop of increasing geopolitical interests in our region, coupled with the real threats posed by climate change… solidarity in our Pacific family is ever so critical,” Fiji’s prime minister and forum chairman Sitiveni Rabuka said in a statement ahead of the meeting. China would “pay high attention” to Pacific island countries and “increase the provision of materials, funds and talents to help island countries improve their ability to deal with non-traditional security threats,” the paper said.
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong signed a wide-ranging cooperation agreement in Kiribati on Tuesday.
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