Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/11/07
By: Joseph Yeh
Taipei, Nov. 7 (CNA) None of the six diplomatic allies of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in
Foreign Minister Joseph Wu
the South Pacific will take part in a China-hosted summit in the region to be held Nov. 16, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official said Wednesday.
Taiwan’s six allies in the South Pacific — Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu — were invited to the China-Pacific Islands summit ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Papua New Guinea, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) confirmed at a legislative hearing.
But none of them have agreed to attend, said Chang Chun-yu (張均宇), deputy head of the MOFA’s Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, at the same hearing.
“We therefore believe the Beijing-organized summit will not affect Taiwan’s relations with its diplomatic allies in the region,” Chang said. [FULL STORY]
