Radio Taiwan International
Date: 18 September, 2019
By:John Van Trieste

US Vice President Mike Pence has canceled plans to meet with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare during this year’s UN General Assembly meeting. That’s after the Solomon Islands severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan and announced that it would recognize Beijing.

China has reportedly offered millions of dollars in development funds to the Pacific island nation in exchange. The move has displeased the US, with the State Department expressing disappointment to Beijing.    [FULL  STORY]