Taipei Times
Date: Sep 27, 2019
By: Agencies, SYDNEY and TAIPEI
Nauru will retain long-standing ties with Taiwan, Nauruan President Lionel Aingimea said yesterday, a
President Tsai Ing-wen, left, walks alongside Marshallese President Hilda Heine, center, at a welcoming ceremony in Taipei on July 27 last year.
Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times
The small developing nations lie in strategic Pacific waters dominated by the US and its allies since World War II, where Beijing’s moves to expand its influence have angered Washington.
“Nauru considers its relationship with Taiwan as that of family and we stand with Taiwan,” Aingimea said in an e-mail, dispelling fears of a switch after he defeated his predecessor, Baron Waqa, in last month’s election.
Taiwan cut diplomatic ties with the Solomon Islands and Kiribati on Monday and Friday last week respectively after they switched allegiance to Beijing.
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